8.6.2026: Subsidizing the Lefties
The short version: Texas Scorecard reports Burnet County pulled its Flock cameras, a rare local win worth watching as a blueprint for other counties.
Our Take
Buried between segments on denaturalization cases and zoning fights, Texas Scorecard drops a line that matters a lot more to us than the rest of the roundup: Burnet County, Texas has reportedly removed its Flock Safety cameras. Credit to the channel for even mentioning it — local surveillance rollbacks rarely make it into statewide political coverage, and they deserve more airtime than a culture-war conference budget line.
We don't yet know the full story behind Burnet County's decision — cost, public pressure, contract disputes, or all three — but the pattern is becoming familiar. County commissioners sign multi-year ALPR deals with little public debate, then face pushback once residents realize every plate crossing a county road is logged, stored, and shared across a nationwide network they never voted on. When a county actually reverses course, it's proof that organized local pressure works, not just op-eds.
If you want to know whether a county near you has Flock cameras up right now, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push your own commissioners court the way Burnet County residents apparently did, our take-action guide walks through what that looks like.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Texas Scorecard, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.