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31 August 2026

Texas halts state spending on Flock AI surveillance cameras

First reported

The Verge ran this on , a day before the next source picked it up.

  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott froze state funding for Flock cameras, which use AI to identify vehicles from footage. The state had spent over $30 million on the system.
  • The funding came from a $1 fee added to insurance policies, ostensibly to combat catalytic converter theft. Multiple Texas law enforcement officers have faced discipline or charges for misusing the system.

How it was covered

Mindstream

Reported by The Verge