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Greg Abbott awarded a $26 million contract to Flock Safety for surveillance technology to be used by state agencies in Texas.

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The latest in this situation

  1. Abbott's funding pause directive is accompanied by local resident concerns and DPD surveillance use.

How it started

4 reports, 3 independent, last reported Oct 6. The briefing below covers this first event.

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What happened

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Greg Abbott awarded a $26 million contract to Flock Safety for surveillance technology to be used by state agencies in Texas.

Who's involved

What this event is mainly about
Flock SafetyGreg Abbott

How it developed

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  1. Abbott ordered state agencies to pause Flock funding in Dallas.Sub-event
  2. Political challenger criticized state spending on surveillance technology used by Flock Safety.Sub-event
  3. Hinojosa criticized the administration's use of surveillance technology.1 source
  4. Abbott awarded a $26M contract to Flock Safety for state agency surveillance use.1 source

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Coverage

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1 more outlet ran the same wire story