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Greg Abbott freezes new Flock cameras on Texas roads but allows existing ones to remain

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Texas officials confirmed Thursday that they are no longer issuing permits for new automated license plate reader cameras along state highways. The Texas Department of Transportation, at Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) direction, said it is freezing the installation of all new ALPRs, more commonly known as Flock cameras, along state roads. Around 900 Flock…

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State’s department of transportation said freeze does not affect nearly 900 cameras already installed along state rights-of-wayAt Republican governor Greg Abbott’s direction, the Texas department of transportation (TxDOT) has stopped issuing permits allowing Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers to be installed along state roads.The…

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