Get the Flock Out of Texas
The short version: Texas Civil Rights Project's new video lays out how Flock's ALPR network quietly tracks residents' movements without warrants, and urges Texans to organize against it.
Our Take
Texas Civil Rights Project is putting its name behind something we've been saying since day one: this isn't about catching bad guys, it's about building a permanent, privatized surveillance net over entire cities. Their video spells out the plain mechanics — enough cameras at enough intersections, and a private company plus local police can reconstruct where you work, where your kids go to school, who you visit, and when, all without a warrant or your consent.
What's worth underlining is the money trail TCRP points to. Flock isn't a public safety agency, it's a vendor, and taxpayer dollars are funding a corporate product that converts driving around your own neighborhood into a monetized data stream. That business model depends on nobody looking too closely, which is exactly why local advocacy and public records requests matter — this grows in the dark until residents start asking city councils hard questions.
Credit to TCRP for giving Texans a concrete way to push back instead of just doom-scrolling about it. If you want to see whether these cameras have already landed in your area, check our camera map, and if you're ready to do something about it, our take-action page has the tools to get started.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Texas Civil Rights Project, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.