· Murphy, TX · Contract ended
Murphy, Texas tells Flock to remove its four plate-reader cameras
At its Oct. 6, 2026 meeting, after a presentation from Police Chief Jeff Gibson, the Murphy City Council decided to give Flock Safety 30 days' notice that the city wants the company to remove its four automated license plate reader cameras, the Murphy Monitor reported. Gibson said Flock would remove the cameras on its own schedule and that they would stay active until then. Council members said there are no national or state rules for license plate readers, and that it was not certain the city would be reimbursed for the camera lease under a state grant program that Gov. Greg Abbott paused. The paper's Oct. 15 follow-up said council decided there were too many questions about the cameras to keep using them, even after Gibson told council the cameras only photograph the rear of a car, that the system does not track drivers, and that data can be accessed for no more than 30 days with a case number, case type and reason required for each search. We have not seen the council's written notice to Flock.
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