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Texas Surveillance System Under Fire | Victoria News
Texas Governor Abbott has frozen state funding for Flock cameras, but the Texas DPS isn’t stopping its own sprawling AI surveillance network—hundreds of cameras scan license plates daily, feeding data to thousands of law enforcement agencies nationwide. Over 600,000 searches hit the system in June alone, with nearly half from out-of-state agencies like Florida and Georgia, used for everything from traffic tickets to immigration enforcement. DPS now restricts access to only those with signed agreements, after the Texas Tribune exposed widespread unauthorized use. Though new camera…
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