Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads
Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers. This directive freezes the installation of Flock cameras along state roads. The order halts new surveillance infrastructure projects on state-managed highways.
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.
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