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League City, Texas Voters Reject Flock Surveillance Cameras in Historic Referendum

November 4, 2026 at 16:11 EST

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Voters in League City, Texas, have rejected Flock surveillance cameras in a historic referendum, approving the removal of 55 license plate readers from public roads.

League City, Texas · Local referendum

Voters reject Flock surveillance cameras and approve removing 55 license plate readers

In a rare direct vote, residents of League City chose to take license plate readers off public roads, confronting a surveillance system that has spread across many American communities.

License plate readers approved for removal from public roads

Decision put directly to voters, not left to city officials or police

The scale of the removal: 55 cameras

Each square is one license plate reader slated for removal.

55 devices, one vote: the referendum targets this whole network of fixed road cameras.

Supporters argue

The cameras help solve crimes by letting police search for cars linked to investigations.

Critics raise

Concerns about constant tracking of ordinary drivers, plus privacy and how plate data is stored and accessed.

How a local vote becomes a wider debate

1. Spread
Plate readers expand across many U.S. communities

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2. Vote
Residents decide directly at the ballot box

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