Dallas Public Safety Committee sets a briefing on the police Flock plate reader program
The Dallas City Council Public Safety Committee has put an update on the Dallas Police Department's Flock automated license plate reader program on its September 8th, 2026 agenda. The item was introduced August 13th, 2026 and is a briefing rather than an action item. The chief of police is listed as a presenter alongside a major and a sergeant from operational technology. A briefing is where a council committee is told what a system is doing. It is the point at which a resident can hear the department describe the program in a public room.
How to take part
The Public Safety Committee meets in open session at Dallas City Hall and the city streams it. The agenda and the item's own record are published in advance through the city's legislative portal, so a resident can read what will be presented before the room fills.
Where
1 county. In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
Timeline
- filed
Briefing item introduced, per the city's legislative record
- Today
- hearing
Public Safety Committee meeting the briefing is set for
3 days out
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-09-03
Admitted. The Public Safety Committee's September 8th, 2026 agenda carries an update on the police department's Flock automated license plate reader program. The city's record marks it a briefing rather than an action item and lists the chief of police among the presenters.
- 2026-09-04
The Dallas Public Safety Committee's briefing on the police department's Flock plate reader program is still set for September 8th, 2026. The city's own record still lists it as a briefing rather than as an action item. The chief of police is still the named presenter.
- 2026-09-05
The Dallas committee still has the plate reader briefing on its calendar. It has not been heard.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Dallas Police Flock Automated License Plate Reader Program Update - September 2026Legistar matter 25839, City of Dallas Primary source, official · webapi.legistar.com
Daniel C. Comeaux, Chief of Police, Dallas Police DepartmentLegistar matter 25839, City of Dallas 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?
The Dallas City Council Public Safety Committee has put an update on the Dallas Police Department's Flock automated license plate reader program on its September 8th, 2026 agenda. The item was introduced August 13th, 2026 and is a briefing rather than an action item. The chief of police is listed as a presenter alongside a major and a sergeant from operational technology. A briefing is where a council committee is told what a system is doing. It is the point at which a resident can hear the department describe the program in a public room.
Who decides it?
Dallas City Council Public Safety Committee decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The Public Safety Committee meets in open session at Dallas City Hall and the city streams it. The agenda and the item's own record are published in advance through the city's legislative portal, so a resident can read what will be presented before the room fills.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Dallas County in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area.
Has it been decided?
Its status on the record is open.
What happens next?
A hearing is set for September 8th, in three days.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is August 13th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under surveillance and policing.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is 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 5th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Dallas Public Safety Committee sets a briefing on the police Flock plate reader program. Tracked since August 13th, 2026. Last verified September 5th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0116/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0116.
Beat
Filed under Surveillance and policing, with every other decision on that beat.