An ENOUGH investigation into Flock cameras began with allegations involving Pasadena police and has grown into a broader look at the technology, its use by law enforcement and concerns from residents.

Gov. Greg Abbott paused state funding for Flock cameras in Texas. Here’s how 16 Houston-area law enforcement agencies say they are handling the funding and their existing Flock systems.

Conroe will continue funding its Flock Safety license plate-reading cameras after city leaders approved a new budget Thursday, despite residents and two council members pushing the city to reconsider the technology.

The City of Willis has discontinued its Flock camera system pending a City Council review, with Mayor William Brown saying officials heard residents’ concerns about the technology.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is calling for greater transparency and stronger oversight of the county’s Flock camera program.

Law enforcement agencies from across the country search the DPS Flock database once every four seconds, on average. After the Tribune inquired, DPS said it will limit which agencies can access the network.

Across the country and up and down the ballot, candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over Flock cameras.

The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network.

Manvel Mayor Dan Davis is calling on the city council to reconsider its four-year Flock Safety contract, citing concerns about privacy, data use, cybersecurity and the cost of the city's 21 license plate reader cameras.

Conroe council members Ken Blevins and John Sellars say they received threats after voting against putting the Flock Safety camera issue on the November ballot.

Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction.

As the debate and concerns about privacy and abuse increase around the usage of Flock cameras across the country, the CEO of the company behind the technology sat down for a one-on-one interview with KPRC 2’s sister station, WDIV in Detroit.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says it has suspended three deputy’s access to the Flock system and launched a review of their activities after a reporter inquired about potential questionable use of the system by the deputies.

The Conroe City Council failed to secure enough votes to place a proposition about the city’s Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on the November ballot.

Conroe residents could soon decide the future of more than 50 Flock license plate reader cameras as concerns grow over privacy, security and potential misuse.

A company that operates a vast nationwide network of automated cameras that record the license plate numbers and other characteristics of all passing vehicles every day is making changes to its platform.

The non-binding November referendum asks whether the city should continue using automated license-plate readers amid debate over public safety, privacy and data sharing.

Two Houston-area cities, League City and Conroe, are considering putting Flock Safety license plate cameras before voters in November.

More than 200 local law enforcement agencies have data-sharing agreements with DPS, providing wide access to vehicle information.

The Baytown Police Department is investigating allegations an officer improperly used the Flock Safety camera system. The Harris County DA's Office is assisting.

The resignation comes as a Pasadena city council member exclusively told KPRC 2 that the sergeant was being investigated for allegedly misusing the department’s Flock Safety license plate reader camera system to track a fellow officer.

Political tensions flared between Harris County’s elected leaders during a discussion about renewing a contract with Flock Safety, a public safety technology company whose license plate-reading cameras are routinely used by local law enforcement.

Ring is ending its planned tie-up with police surveillance company Flock Safety after critics raise fresh worries about neighborhood camera networks.

More than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath.

A company that installs license plate-detecting cameras to aid law enforcement has halted operations with federal agencies because of ongoing concerns among officials in Illinois and elsewhere.

The Galveston Police union is lobbying city leaders for cameras that can help track where vehicles go.

HOUSTON – In northwest Harris County, Westlake and Westlake Forest are among the newest neighborhoods in the Houston-area to use technology once only available to police: license plate readers. Westlake and Westlake Forest have a total of six cameras. The still frame generated from the camera allows those with access to see the time, date, car make and model and the license plate number. For Westlake and Westlake Forest, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office can see the same photos. “It feels just too much like an invasion of privacy,” Jennifer Marquardt, a Westlake Forest resident said.