Abbott Blocks State Funds to Flock Amid Growing Bipartisan Surveillance Backlash
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to halt funding for Flock's AI surveillance cameras, reflecting a bipartisan backlash to mass license-plate monitoring; a Texas Tribune report linked about $30 million in grants—financed by a car-insurance surcharge—to Flock purchases for local agencies. The controversy is spreading to other states and shaping political ads and investigations into Flock's data practices, as critics warn of privacy invasions behind more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states.
- Texas blocks funding for Flock as backlash grows against AI surveillance cameras Mashable
- How a $1 Texas insurance fee funded thousands of Flock cameras The Texas Tribune
- Gov. Abbott blocks funding in Texas for Flock cameras as bipartisan fury brews The Washington Post
- Abbott bars Texas agencies from funding Flock cameras The Hill
- Gov. Greg Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras ABC13 Houston
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