THE CONVERSATION: Inside our investigation into Flock cameras across Texas
The short version: ENOUGH's reporters pull back the curtain on their Texas Flock investigation, and it's a reminder that most of this surveillance network operates in total silence until journalists force the issue.
Our Take
Credit where it's due: Rilwan Balogun and Talisa Treviño at ENOUGH spent months digging into Flock Safety's footprint across Texas, and this behind-the-scenes conversation shows exactly how much shoe-leather reporting it takes to get basic answers out of police departments and city halls about cameras most residents never voted on and barely know exist. That's the pattern everywhere — not just Texas. Flock's rapid expansion has outpaced any real public debate, and it usually takes an outlet willing to file records requests and sit through council meetings to even get a rough count of how many ALPRs are watching a given town.
What makes this kind of reporting matter isn't just the number of cameras, it's what those numbers represent: a nationwide, largely invisible network that logs where you drive, when, and how often, with little consistent oversight on who can access that data or how long it's kept. Texas has become one of the more aggressive deployment zones for Flock, and local journalists asking hard questions are often the only check in the room when departments would rather not explain the details.
If you want to see what this looks like where you live, check our camera map to find Flock deployments near you, and if you're ready to push back on unchecked ALPR rollout in your own city, our take-action page has concrete steps for getting involved locally.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of ENOUGH, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.