Kyle City Council rejects bid to cancel flock camera contracts, will consider ballot question in May
The short version: Kyle's council won't cut its Flock contract outright, but a May ballot measure could let residents decide instead, per KVUE.
Our Take
Credit to KVUE for tracking this one closely, because it's a pattern we're seeing all over Central Texas: a council member raises real concerns about ALPR dragnets, the council balks at pulling the plug outright, and the fight gets punted to voters. That's not nothing — a ballot question means Kyle residents actually get a say instead of having this decided quietly in a budget line item or a staff recommendation nobody read.
But don't mistake a vote in May for safety in the meantime. Every day these cameras stay up, they're logging plates, building location histories, and feeding a network that extends well past city lines through data-sharing agreements most residents never approved. Council hesitation to cancel isn't neutral — it's a vote for the status quo while the paperwork gets sorted out.
If you're in Kyle or anywhere nearby, now's the time to find out exactly where these cameras are and start making noise before the ballot question even hits. Check our camera map to see what's already deployed near you, and head to our take-action page for tools to push your own council before they quietly renew a contract nobody voted on.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KVUE, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.