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Texas Pauses New Permits for Surveillance Technology Installations

3 reports, 2 independent Updated Sep 21
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What happened

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Governor Greg Abbott instructed state transportation officials to pause the approval process for installing automated license plate readers on Texas highways. This administrative hold targets new permit applications for surveillance technology, including devices operated by Flock Safety. Existing cameras, including nearly 1,000 used by the Texas Department of Public Safety, will remain in place.

From mix941kmxj.com

Why it matters

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The pause restricts the ability of Flock Safety to secure new state road installations. This action follows a separate directive that restricted state grant money from being used to purchase or support Flock camera networks.

Technology is being used by state agencies, requiring the Texas Department of Public Safety to establish safeguards, while the General Assembly considers a permanent statutory framework.

From mix941kmxj.com

Who's involved

  • Flock SafetyAmerican surveillance technology company whose installations are subject to the permit freeze.
  • TexasState of the United States of America where the regulatory pause is being implemented.
  • Texas Department of Public SafetyState government agency that currently utilizes the surveillance technology for operations.
  • Texas Department of TransportationGovernmental agency in Texas responsible for evaluating and pausing new installations on state roads.
  • Greg AbbottGovernor of Texas who issued the directive halting new permits.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • Flock SafetySpeculative

    Flock Safety might see reduced revenue from new sales and installations due to the permit freeze.

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