New Poll Reveals Texans Distaste for Flock Cameras
The short version: A new Overton Insights/Texas Public Policy Foundation poll shows Texans broadly distrust Flock cameras, and Texas Scorecard's coverage suggests the political ground is shifting.
Our Take
Texas Scorecard is flagging something we've suspected for a while: once voters actually hear how Flock Safety's ALPR network operates — blanket recording of every passing car, data shared across agencies and sometimes states, little public oversight — their support evaporates fast. Polling from Overton Insights and the Texas Public Policy Foundation backs that up, and it's notable that this skepticism is showing up in a deep-red state where "law and order" framing usually wins the day. Surveillance doesn't poll well once people understand it's not just pointed at criminals; it's pointed at everyone.
This matters because city councils and sheriffs keep approving these contracts in budget meetings with almost no public input, often selling them as a quiet, uncontroversial tool. A poll like this is ammunition for residents trying to get the issue on a council agenda instead of buried in a consent calendar. It also lines up with the growing unease over data center buildout tied to this kind of infrastructure — more cameras mean more data, and more data needs somewhere to live and someone to profit from storing it.
Credit to Texas Scorecard for getting these numbers in front of people. If you want to see whether your own neighborhood already has Flock hardware watching the street, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back locally, our take-action page has the steps to get started.
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.