Harris County Residents Demand Flock Contract Cancelled | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Harris County residents are demanding the county scrap its controversial contract with Flock, a surveillance tech company that deploys license plate readers and even listens for gunshots and breaking glass, fearing it’s a slippery slope toward mass surveillance, privacy violations, and wrongful arrests. As commissioners eye expanding the tech across the entire county, many residents are sounding the alarm — especially amid rising tensions after a recent ICE shooting — arguing that more surveillance erodes trust and demands the contract be canceled outright, not just amended. In fact, four…