We’re making the news. We are the news. Wait, what?
It’s funny how things snowball.
ALPR surveillance started as a local issue, but it’s grown into a national conversation. Communities across the United States are asking good questions about ALPR surveillance and how these systems can coexist with privacy, government transparency, fiscal responsibility, and governmental oversight.
Carrollton and DFW residents are having these conversations too, and the media is taking note.
The news almost moves too quickly for us to keep up, but we’re trying! Here are some relevant news stories about Flock Safety and ALPR contracts in Carrollton and our neighboring cities.
Dallas Morning News: Flock cameras roil Republicans and Democrats in North Texas (July 31, 2026)
Reporter Chase Rogers examines the growing North Texas backlash against ALPRs. This article follows the debate as it reaches Carrollton and other DFW communities and documents the ways local organizers, residents, and public officials are questioning whether the public safety benefits that have been promised justify these surveillance networks’ expansion.
Read the full article here.
KERA News: Carrollton residents call for removal of Flock license plate readers amid privacy concerns (July 30, 2026)
Reporter Avery Escamilla-Wendell profiles our grassroots effort to remove Flock Safety cameras from Carrollton. The article includes new details from city leadership about the program’s activity, which is information that residents have been asking for but that the city hasn’t previously made publicly available. While the disclosure of these numbers is a welcome step towards more transparency, they also raise a few questions:
How many vehicles were scanned, and how many times was each vehicle scanned, in order to generate these alerts?
Officials cited 1,710 alerts in the past 30 days, but an alert doesn’t tell us whether a vehicle was connected to a crime, whether further action was merited, or whether the alerts were actionable leads for investigators.
Only 125 of the alerts were described as being for noteworthy matters such as warrants. How many of the alerts led to meaningful law enforcement outcomes such as recovered vehicles, arrest warrants executed, or missing persons located?
Read the full article here.
Dallas Observer: Opposition mounts to police camera ‘surveillance state’ in Dallas-Fort Worth (July 8, 2026)
Reporter Austin Wood describes the growing opposition to Flock ALPRs across the metroplex. This article explores residents’ and advocates’ questions about oversight, accountability, and long term implications of widespread vehicle tracking technology.
Read the full article here.
Dallas Observer: Surveillance Company Used by Local Police Agencies Exposed for Security Flaw (January 14, 2026)
Reporter Emma Ruby draws attention to a security flaw involving Flock Safety, the company behind many of the ALPRs used by Dallas-area law enforcement agencies. The article examines concerns about the risks of collecting and storing large volumes of surveillance data, and the potential consequences when systems containing sensitive information aren’t properly safeguarded.
Read the full article here.