League City Voters Reject Flock Safety Camera Program
League City voters rejected a referendum to keep license plate reader cameras, prompting the city to dismantle the surveillance network and terminate its contract with Flock Safety.
Voters in League City, Texas, rejected Proposition A in a Tuesday referendum, opposing the continued use of 55 Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on public roadways. Approximately 54% of the 46,400 ballots cast favored removing the technology, which captures license plate numbers, vehicle makes, and models. The decision follows local debate over privacy concerns and reports of improper data access by officers in the Houston area.
Mayor Nick Long has directed city staff to immediately bag and cover the cameras to halt data collection and sharing with outside agencies. While a City Council resolution requires the full removal of the hardware within 72 hours of the official election canvass on November 17, the city is moving quickly to disable the system. The city will also notify homeowners' associations to remove any cameras installed within city rights-of-way.
League City will now terminate its annual contract with Flock Safety, valued at roughly $120,000. Long confirmed that these funds will remain within the police budget for other public safety measures. Before the program is fully dissolved, the city's Citizen Data Privacy Committee will conduct one final audit of the system.
