HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
The Hays County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to end the county’s contract with Flock Safety for their License Plate Recognition (LPR) cameras, which means that the six Flock cameras currently in operation will be removed within 30 days and plans to add four more cameras will be cancelled. The 3-2 vote reflected a divide on the Court regarding the use of images collected by the cameras, with concerns about the potential misuse of Flock Safety data outweighing support of the cameras as an effective crimefighting tool.
Of the three court members voting to remove the cameras, Judge Ruben Becerra was the most adamant in this opposition, with Commissioners Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe and Michelle Cohen offering more measured reactions before the vote, stressing that their vote was against the company Flock Safety, not the LPR technology.
