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Harris County Commissioners Court renewed its Flock Group license plate reader and sound detection contract, then amended it to run county-wide

Surveillance and policingHarris County Commissioners CourtHarrisPublic meeting

Harris County Commissioners Court approved a renewal option with Flock Group, Inc. for a license plate reader and sound detection system on May 28th, 2026 as agenda item 86. The renewal covers a period running from June 6th, 2026 to June 5th, 2027 at a cost of $868,975. Commissioner Ellis moved approval and Commissioner Garcia seconded. On July 9th, 2026 the court approved a follow up amendment that supplements certain terms and clarifies that the agreement is available for use County-wide at no additional cost. Local reporting on the May vote says the item passed with four votes and that County Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained after residents spoke against it.

How to take part

Commissioners Court meets at 1001 Preston Street, 1st Floor, Houston, TX 77002. A member of the public who wants to address the court submits an Appearance Request Form. The agenda site lists a Special Meeting on August 17th, 2026 and a Business Court Meeting on August 25th, 2026, both at 9:00 AM. It also offers agenda search and email delivery.

Where to do it

Where

1 county. In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands.

Timeline

  1. filed

    Renewal item introduced as the renewal file

  2. ordered

    Commissioners Court approved the renewal as agenda item 86

  3. effective

    Start of the contract period stated in the approved item

  4. ordered

    Court approved the amendment making the agreement available county-wide at no additional cost

  5. 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

    Whether the license has been revisited is unconfirmed. The court has met on August 17th and has meetings set for August 20th and August 25th. The item texts for those meetings are not published on the court's own calendar.

  2. 2026-08-22

    Checked and unchanged. The county's own record still marks the Flock Group renewal passed on May 28th, for the period June 6th, 2026 to June 5th, 2027, at a cost of 868,975 dollars.

  3. 2026-08-25

    Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.

  4. 2026-08-28

    Checked and unchanged. The Flock renewal still runs on its stated term and the county-wide amendment still stands. Nothing has been posted narrowing where the cameras and sound detection may operate.

  5. 2026-09-01

    Harris County's amended countywide Flock contract remains approved.

  6. 2026-09-02

    Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.

  7. 2026-09-05

    Harris County's plate reader and sound detection contract still runs county-wide as amended. The renewal is unchanged.

  8. 2026-09-08

    Harris County's plate reader and sound detection contract with Flock still runs county-wide under the amendment. The Governor's funding pause reaches state agencies rather than this county contract.

  9. 2026-09-09

    Harris County's renewal of the Flock plate reader and sound detection contracts is still in force, and the county has posted no change to either.

  10. 2026-09-12

    Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.

  11. 2026-09-13

    Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.

  12. 2026-09-16

    The Harris County plate reader and sound detection contract is still running county-wide under the amendment the court adopted. Nothing has been filed to narrow it back.

  13. 2026-09-19

    The license plate reader and sound detection contract is still running county-wide on the amended terms.

  14. 2026-09-23

    Harris County's camera contract still runs countywide on the amended terms.

  15. 2026-09-26

    Harris County's Flock contract still runs countywide on the amended terms.

  16. 2026-09-29

    Harris County's amended Flock contract still covers plate readers and sound detection across the whole county.

The evidence

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

Request for approval of a renewal option with Flock Group, Inc. for license plate reader and sound detection system for Harris County for the period of June 6, 2026 - June 5, 2027, at a cost of $868,975 (220336), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
Legistar API, Harris County, Matter 45396 (File 26-3368) Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
A motion was made by Commissioner Ellis, seconded by Commissioner Garcia, that this item be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Legistar API, Harris County, Matter 45396 histories Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with Flock Group, Inc. to supplement certain terms and clarify that the agreement is available for use County-wide for license plate reader and sound detection system for Harris County for the period of June 6, 2026 - June 5, 2027, at no additional cost (220336), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
Legistar API, Harris County, Matter 46234 (File 26-4210) Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
The contract ultimately passed with four votes. Hidalgo abstained.
KPRC Click2Houston, discussion over Harris County's Flock camera contract renewal turns tense Journalism · click2houston.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?

Harris County Commissioners Court approved a renewal option with Flock Group, Inc. for a license plate reader and sound detection system on May 28th, 2026 as agenda item 86. The renewal covers a period running from June 6th, 2026 to June 5th, 2027 at a cost of $868,975. Commissioner Ellis moved approval and Commissioner Garcia seconded. On July 9th, 2026 the court approved a follow up amendment that supplements certain terms and clarifies that the agreement is available for use County-wide at no additional cost. Local reporting on the May vote says the item passed with four votes and that County Judge Lina Hidalgo abstained after residents spoke against it.

Who decides it?

Harris County Commissioners Court decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.

Can the public take part?

Commissioners Court meets at 1001 Preston Street, 1st Floor, Houston, TX 77002. A member of the public who wants to address the court submits an Appearance Request Form. The agenda site lists a Special Meeting on August 17th, 2026 and a Business Court Meeting on August 25th, 2026, both at 9:00 AM. It also offers agenda search and email delivery.

Where in Texas does it apply?

It covers Harris County 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 ordered on July 9th.

When did it start?

The earliest date on its record is May 18th, 2026.

What kind of decision is it?

It is filed under surveillance and policing.

What sources back it?

Four sources back it. Three 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 September 29th, 2026.

Cite this

Texas AI Docket, Harris County Commissioners Court renewed its Flock Group license plate reader and sound detection contract, then amended it to run county-wide. Tracked since May 18th, 2026. Last verified September 29th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0049/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0049.

Beat

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

Last checked 2026-09-29