INTRO: Flock cameras in Houston aren’t going anywhere… at least for now. Leaders in Harris County delaying enforcement changes and instead establishing a working oversight committee. Judge Lina Hidalgo telling reporters that law enforcement agencies are withholding administrative data, including locations of these Flock cameras.
ACK: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
TAG: Judge Hidalgo also noted that of the estimated 5,300 Flock cameras in Harris County, about 150 of them are county-funded. Harris County Sheriff’s Office reporting they have about 500 cameras. For the other estimated 4,600 cameras in the county… the ownership is unknown and it’s unclear who has access.
KEYWORD: Legal, Politics, Business, Economy, Crime
