Manvel City Council votes to end Flock contract after public hearing
The short version: Manvel, Texas city council voted unanimously to rip out Flock ALPR cameras after a public hearing, giving Flock 30 days' notice and ordering lenses covered within 48 hours.
Our Take
Credit to KPRC 2 Click2Houston for covering this one, because it's the kind of story that deserves more than a local blip. Manvel's council didn't just quietly let a contract lapse — they held a public hearing, listened to residents, and then voted unanimously to shut the whole program down fast, with cameras ordered covered within 24 to 48 hours. That's not indecision. That's a city government hearing the surveillance-state pitch, doing the math on cost versus benefit versus civil liberties, and saying no thanks.
This matters because Flock's whole business model depends on momentum — get a camera in every town, normalize it, make removal feel unthinkable once the data pipeline is built. Manvel just proved that pipeline can be shut off. A unanimous vote after a public hearing means residents showed up, made their case, and elected officials actually listened instead of rubber-stamping a renewal. That's the playbook other towns should be watching closely.
If you're wondering whether your own city or county has Flock cameras watching your daily commute, check our map to see what's already installed near you. And if Manvel's story lit a fire under you, our take-action page has concrete steps for pushing your own council toward the same kind of public hearing and vote.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KPRC 2 Click2Houston, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.