Hood County takes action to shut down Flock cameras
The short version: Hood County, Texas pulled the hood over its Flock cameras, proving local pushback can actually shut ALPR surveillance down.
Our Take
Credit to YouTuber RickieBobbieNO26 for documenting what happens when county commissioners actually listen to constituents instead of a Flock Safety sales pitch: Hood County reportedly covered and shut down its automated license plate readers after public pressure. This is the exception, not the rule, and that's exactly why it matters. Most counties sign the contract, flip the switch, and never look back — Hood County looked back.
What makes this a template rather than a fluke is the sequence: residents showed up, asked questions about who has access to their movement data and why a private company should be logging every car in the county, and elected officials responded by hitting pause. That's the whole playbook. It doesn't require a lawsuit or a state law — just enough people in one room saying no to a surveillance dragnet dressed up as a crime-fighting tool.
Every county considering a Flock contract should be asking the same questions Hood County apparently did before, not after, install day. Check our camera map to see if this is already happening near you, and if it is, use our take-action resources to start making noise before the cameras go up instead of after.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of RickieBobbieNO26, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.