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Bee County approves agreement with TxDOT for trailer‑mounted license‑plate readers on state rights‑of‑way
Summary
On Aug. 11, 2025 the Bee County Commissioners Court approved a resolution authorizing the sheriff’s office to enter a multiple‑use agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to place trailer‑mounted license‑plate readers on state highway rights‑of‑way.
On Aug. 11, 2025 the Bee County Commissioners Court approved a resolution authorizing the sheriff’s office to enter a multiple‑use agreement (MUA) with the Texas Department of Transportation to place trailer‑mounted license‑plate readers (LPRs) on state highway rights‑of‑way in the county.
Sheriff’s office representatives told the court the MUA updates a prior agreement under the new TxDOT administration and includes specific stipulations about equipment placement and mounting. “There’s some stipulations there that we had to by by, like, they can't be secured to a fixed object,” the sheriff said during the meeting.
Why it matters: trailer‑mounted LPRs are a law‑enforcement tool for identifying stolen vehicles, suspended registrations and other enforcement targets; placement on state right‑of‑way requires coordination with TxDOT and adherence to agreement terms.
Action: the court approved the resolution by voice vote; no specific deployment schedule or locations were presented in the meeting transcript, and commissioners did not adopt a separate policy governing public access to LPR data at this session.
Commissioners recorded no opposing votes during the motion to adopt the MUA.
