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League City City Council ordered a November 3rd special election on whether police may keep using automated license plate reader cameras

Surveillance and policingLeague City City CouncilGalveston, HarrisPublic meeting

On August 11th, 2026 the League City City Council approved Ordinance No. 2026-27 on first and final reading. The ordinance orders a special election on November 3rd, 2026. It asks voters about the police department's continued use of automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations on public roadways. The wording the city published opens by telling voters the result is a nonbinding statement of preference, so the council keeps the decision either way. Mayor Long sponsored the item and asked for approval on first and final reading. Council member Chadwell moved it, seconded by Council member Cones. Reporting in the Houston region identifies the cameras as Flock cameras. On October 13th the council voted to remove the fixed cameras if a majority rejects them, with every member on the roll for it. The same night it created a Citizen Data Privacy Committee to oversee the system. Voters rejected the cameras on November 3rd, by the city's unofficial count. The city says removal follows the official canvass at the council's November 17th meeting, and the mayor asked staff to cover the fixed cameras in the meantime.

How to take part

League City City Council meets in Council Chambers at 200 West Walker Street. Its November 17th special meeting agenda includes the Proposition A canvass. The city's resolution calls for removing the cameras within 72 hours of that canvass.

Where to do it

Where

2 counties. In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands.

Timeline

  1. filed

    Introduced as the election order file, internally named Election Order - Flock Camera Prop

  2. ordered

    Council approved Ordinance No. 2026-27 on first and final reading

  3. effective

    Date of the special election set by the ordinance

  4. Today

How this decision moved

One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.

  1. 2026-08-19

    Checked and unchanged. The ordinance ordering the November 3rd special election is on the city's record with an August 11th agenda date. It asks whether the police department may keep using automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations. The city published the ballot wording on August 12th.

  2. 2026-08-20

    The ballot wording is now on the record verbatim from the city's own posting. It opens by calling itself a nonbinding statement of voter preference, which means the council retains the decision whichever way the vote falls. The ordinance ordering the November 3rd election is otherwise unchanged.

  3. 2026-08-20

    The motion record names Chadwell as the mover and Cones as the seconder, and gives neither a first name. It establishes one motion, on first and final reading. Reporting in the Houston region calls the cameras Flock cameras. The proposition reaches registered voters on November 3rd, 2026. The wording the city published says the result is a nonbinding statement of voter preference, so the council keeps the decision either way.

  4. 2026-08-20

    The council's next regular meeting is August 25th, 2026 at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers at 200 West Walker Street. That agenda is posted final. None of its items names an automated license plate reader, Flock or a camera, and public comment there may be general in nature. The proposition itself is on the November 3rd ballot and the published wording says the result does not bind the council.

  5. 2026-08-23

    Checked and unchanged. The council's legislative record still shows Ordinance No. 2026-27 approved on first and final reading on August 11th and carries no action after it. The special election is still set for November 3rd and the proposition still carries the word the council voted to add.

  6. 2026-08-26

    Checked and unchanged. The city's own notice still carries the ballot wording, which still opens by telling the voter the result is a nonbinding statement of preference. The election is still set for November 3rd.

  7. 2026-08-29

    The August 25th meeting has been held and the city's record of it now reads as minutes rather than as a notice. No item on it names an automated license plate reader. The special election is still set for November 3rd and the published wording still tells the voter the result does not bind the council.

  8. 2026-09-02

    The ordinance stands and the special election it ordered is still set.

  9. 2026-09-05

    The League City election on whether police may keep plate reader data is still ordered for November and the ordering is unchanged.

  10. 2026-09-08

    League City's special election on whether police may keep using automated plate reader cameras is still ordered and still on the calendar the council set. Nothing has been filed to withdraw it.

  11. 2026-09-09

    League City's special election on the police plate reader cameras is still ordered for November 3rd, and the ordinance ordering it is unchanged.

  12. 2026-09-12

    League City's election on whether the police may keep the plate reader cameras is still ordered for November 3rd, and the ordinance ordering it reads as it did.

  13. 2026-09-13

    The special election on the police plate reader cameras is still ordered, and the ordinance that put the proposition on the ballot is unchanged.

  14. 2026-09-16

    The special election on whether police may keep plate reader cameras is still ordered for November, and the ordinance calling it still reads as adopted. The ballot proposition has not been altered.

  15. 2026-09-19

    The special election is still called for November 3rd and the order calling it is unchanged.

  16. 2026-09-23

    The November 3rd special election is still called, and the question on the ballot is still whether the police may keep using the cameras.

  17. 2026-09-26

    The November 3rd special election is still ordered, and the ballot still asks whether police may keep the fixed plate reader cameras.

  18. 2026-09-29

    League City's plate reader proposition is still set for the November ballot under the ordinance the council passed.

  19. 2026-10-02

    League City's council order putting the plate reader cameras to a November 3rd vote still reads as passed in the city's own legislative record.

  20. 2026-10-05

    League City's November 3rd ballot still carries the proposition on whether police keep the fixed plate reader cameras, as the council's own record orders it.

  21. 2026-10-08

    League City's record still shows the ordinance passing on August 11th and the ballot wording voters will see on November 3rd.

  22. 2026-10-11

    League City's record still carries the election ordinance and the plate reader proposition. Voters decide it on November 3rd.

  23. 2026-10-15

    League City's legislative record still carries the election ordinance on plate reader cameras. Voters decide it in November.

  24. 2026-10-18

    League City's news post and meeting record still carry the November election on plate reader cameras. The ordinance's own file is unconfirmed.

  25. 2026-10-21

    The comment window is still open, closing November 3rd.

  26. 2026-10-24

    League City's plate reader proposition is still set for the special election on November 3rd.

  27. 2026-10-29

    The council approved a resolution to switch the Flock cameras off within 72 hours if most voters reject them in November.

  28. 2026-10-30

    The city's agenda record still carries the special election on the plate reader cameras and the council's resolution to switch them off if voters reject them.

  29. 2026-10-31

    League City's council record now carries Resolution No. 2026-185, which directs the fixed cameras' removal if most voters reject them. Every member on the roll voted for it. The city also lies partly in Harris County.

  30. 2026-11-01

    League City's council records still show the special election set for Tuesday, and the October resolution on removing the cameras still reads as passed.

  31. 2026-11-02

    League City's council record still orders Tuesday's special election on the fixed plate reader cameras, a day before voters decide it.

  32. 2026-11-03

    Voters in League City decide Proposition A today. The council record that ordered the election did not show the quoted wording this time, so nothing about it is confirmed today.

  33. 2026-11-05

    The council's order calling the November 3rd vote on plate reader cameras still reads as passed. The county has not yet posted a canvass of the result.

  34. 2026-11-08

    Voters said no to the fixed plate reader cameras, by the city's unofficial count. The council canvasses the result on November 17th, and the mayor has asked for the cameras to be covered until then.

  35. 2026-11-14

    The council agenda items behind the election still read as cited. The city's own page on the result did not answer, so the canvass set for November 17th is unconfirmed.

  36. 2026-11-15

    League City's unofficial result still rejects the fixed plate reader cameras. The city still ties removal to the November 17th canvass and says the mayor requested covers beforehand.

  37. 2026-11-15

    The Proposition A canvass is on the council's November 17th special meeting agenda.

  38. 2026-11-15

    The council's agenda records behind the plate reader election still read as cited. The city's own results page did not answer, so the canvass remains unconfirmed here.

  39. 2026-11-15

    The retained note that the canvass was unconfirmed records an earlier check. The special meeting agenda now carries the Proposition A canvass.

The evidence

Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.

Consider and take action on an ordinance ordering a Special Election for the City of League City, Texas, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to submit a proposition regarding the League City Police Department’s continued use of automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations on public roadways for law enforcement purposes (Mayor Long)
Legistar API, City of League City, Matter 13827 (File 26-0320) Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
A motion was made by Mr. Chadwell, seconded by Mr. Cones, to approve Ordinance No. 2026-27 on First and Final Reading
Legistar API, City of League City, Matter 13827 histories Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
As a nonbinding statement of voter preference, should the League City Police Department continue using automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations on public roadways for law enforcement purposes?
City of League City, News Flash, Proposition on November Ballot Regarding City's Use of Flock Cameras, posted August 12th, 2026 Primary source, official · leaguecitytx.gov
The City Council of the City of League City, Texas, met in a regular meeting in the Council Chambers at 200 West Walker Street on the above date at 6:00 p.m.
Legistar API, City of League City, Event 2222 record Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
League City council members approved a resolution on Tuesday requiring the city to disable Flock Safety cameras within 72 hours if a majority of voters reject them in the upcoming election in November.
KEDT, League City to disable Flock cameras if voters reject them in November Journalism · kedt.org
to approve Resolution No. 2026-185 directing removal of the City’s automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations along public roadways if a majority rejects continued use of those cameras in the November 3, 2026 election
City of League City Legistar, File 26-0429, Contingent Flock Removal, history Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
"VotePersonName":"Nick Long","VoteValueId":16,"VoteValueName":"For"
City of League City Legistar, votes on Resolution No. 2026-185 Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
Consider and take action on Ordinance 2026-39 creating a Citizen Data Privacy Committee to provide oversight of the City’s automated license plate reader system - Second Reading
City of League City Legistar, File 26-0431, Citizen Data Privacy Committee Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
TX|48|167|Galveston County|41980|02411642|League City city
US Census Bureau, 2020 Texas place by county relationship file Primary source, official · www2.census.gov
TX|48|201|Harris County|41980|02411642|League City city
US Census Bureau, 2020 Texas place by county relationship file Primary source, official · www2.census.gov
Voters rejected the continued use of automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations on public roadways
City of League City, Unofficial Election Results: Mayor, City Council & Prop A Primary source, official · leaguecitytx.gov
The resolution calls for the removal of the cameras within 72 hours of the official canvassing of election results at the Council's November 17 meeting.
City of League City, Proposition A: What's Next Primary source, official · leaguecitytx.gov
However, League City Mayor Nick Long has asked City staff to immediately cover or bag any of the City' s ALPR cameras at fixed locations along public roadways.
City of League City, Proposition A: What's Next Primary source, official · leaguecitytx.gov
The City of League City will be following the guidelines of a resolution approved by City Council at their October 27 th meeting
City of League City, Proposition A: What's Next Primary source, official · leaguecitytx.gov
Consider and take action on a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the November 3, 2026 City of League City Special Election for Proposition A, and instructing the Mayor to certify the results of the election to the appropriate state and federal officials (City Secretary)
City of League City Legistar, Special Meeting, 2026-11-17, Proposition A canvass agenda Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com

Questions about this decision

Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.

What is this decision?

On August 11th, 2026 the League City City Council approved Ordinance No. 2026-27 on first and final reading. The ordinance orders a special election on November 3rd, 2026. It asks voters about the police department's continued use of automated license plate reader cameras at fixed locations on public roadways. The wording the city published opens by telling voters the result is a nonbinding statement of preference, so the council keeps the decision either way. Mayor Long sponsored the item and asked for approval on first and final reading. Council member Chadwell moved it, seconded by Council member Cones. Reporting in the Houston region identifies the cameras as Flock cameras. On October 13th the council voted to remove the fixed cameras if a majority rejects them, with every member on the roll for it. The same night it created a Citizen Data Privacy Committee to oversee the system. Voters rejected the cameras on November 3rd, by the city's unofficial count. The city says removal follows the official canvass at the council's November 17th meeting, and the mayor asked staff to cover the fixed cameras in the meantime.

Who decides it?

League City City Council decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.

Can the public take part?

League City City Council meets in Council Chambers at 200 West Walker Street. Its November 17th special meeting agenda includes the Proposition A canvass. The city's resolution calls for removing the cameras within 72 hours of that canvass.

Where in Texas does it apply?

It covers Galveston and Harris Counties in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area.

Has it been decided?

It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.

What happens next?

No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was effective on November 3rd.

When did it start?

The earliest date on its record is August 5th, 2026.

What kind of decision is it?

It is filed under surveillance and policing.

What sources back it?

Twelve sources back it. Eleven of them are primary.

Is it on the ERCOT grid?

Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.

When was it last checked?

Every fact on it was last verified against its source on November 15th, 2026.

Cite this

Texas AI Docket, League City City Council ordered a November 3rd special election on whether police may keep using automated license plate reader cameras. Tracked since August 5th, 2026. Last verified November 15th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0048/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0048.

Beat

Filed under Surveillance and policing, with every other decision on that beat.

Last checked 2026-11-15