Johnson County pauses action on Flock camera program while state funding is reviewed
Sep 14, 2026
After public comment and presentations from law enforcement, the county accepted a Flock offer to defer payments for 90 days and decided to take no immediate action pending state guidance on grant funding; deputies and the DA cited cases where the system aided investigations while critics raised privacy concerns.
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Johnson County’s commissioners and staff spent a substantial portion of the Sept. 14 meeting debating the county’s network of Flock license-plate-reader cameras after Governor Abbott announced a pause in related state grant reimbursements.
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