Concerns about privacy and potential misuse of technology have led to reduced access to Flock camera data. The number of outside agencies able to access this data has been sharply reduced, from over 1,500 to 202. All of these agencies are located within Texas.
Sharing of Flock data with federal partners has also been stopped. The Flock cameras, equipped with license plate readers, provide real-time information to help locate vehicles tied to crimes and find missing people.
Further details are available about the changes and the future of the Flock camera network, which includes over 670 cameras, with some set to be deactivated due to loss of state funding.
A Flock license plate camera representative assured the Dallas City Council that new auditing checks are in place following statewide funding pauses, while police defend using the cameras to solve violent crimes and find missing people....
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Authorities in Miami identified the five people killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, crashing into vehicles and catching on fire....
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The Dallas FBI Field Office shared insight into the reported decline in violent crime both in the U.S. and in the North Texas region. According to the agency’s 2025 Crime in the Nation Report, there were 1.1 million violent crimes reported nationally, a decrease of 9.3% from 2024...