Pflugerville cancels Flock contract, covers and turns off cameras
The short version: Pflugerville, Texas pulled the plug on its Flock Safety contract, physically covering and powering down its ALPR cameras, per KXAN's report.
Our Take
A city hood over a camera lens is a small image that says a lot. Pflugerville didn't just let a contract quietly lapse — officials covered the Flock units and shut the system off, a visible, deliberate break from automated plate tracking. KXAN's report is worth watching because it shows what accountability can actually look like when a city council decides the surveillance math isn't adding up anymore.
These cancellations rarely happen in a vacuum. They tend to follow cost scrutiny, public records requests, or residents showing up to meetings asking hard questions about who has access to months of travel data on every driver in town. Whatever tipped the scale in Pflugerville, the outcome matters: it proves these contracts aren't permanent fixtures, and local pressure can actually get hardware unplugged, not just debated.
Every city weighing a renewal should be watching this story, and every resident should know whether their own town has quietly signed up for the same system. Check our camera map to see what's running near you, and if you want to push your council toward a Pflugerville-style reversal, our take-action page has the tools to start that fight.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KXAN, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.