Leander stops paying for its plate reader contract and says the police department is no longer using the cameras or the data
The Leander City Council directed the city to discontinue funding its contract with the automated license plate recognition vendor Flock at its September 3rd, 2026 meeting. The city posted a notice saying that as of September 4th, 2026 the police department is no longer using Flock cameras or Flock data. The city's own account gives the reason as community concerns and says the system had been started to enhance public safety. What the notice does not say is what happens to the images already collected or whether the hardware comes down.
How to take part
The city published the decision on its own news page. Leander City Council meetings are posted and open, and the direction was given at a regular meeting.
Where
1 county. In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.
Timeline
- decided
Council meeting at which the direction to discontinue funding was given
- effective
Date the city gives for the police department no longer using the cameras or the data
- 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.
- 2026-09-21
Admitted on the city's own notice, which gives both the direction and the date the department stopped. What happens to the images already collected is not stated anywhere the city has published.
- 2026-09-24
The city's notice still says the department stopped using the cameras and the city stopped paying for them. What becomes of images already collected is still unstated.
- 2026-09-27
The city's notice has moved off the front of its news page and still reads the same at its own address. What becomes of images already collected is still unstated.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
The City of Leander will discontinue funding its contract with Flock, following the directive by the Leander City Council during its September 3, 2026 meeting. As of September 4, 2026, the Leander Police Department is no longer using Flock cameras or Flock data.City of Leander, News Flash Primary source, official · leandertx.gov
The City originally initiated an Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system in an effort to enhance public safety for our citizens and business community. In response to community concerns, the City Council decided to discontinue Flock services. While we will no longer have Flock as a resource, our vigilance and commitment to public safety remains unwavering.City of Leander, News Flash Primary source, official · leandertx.gov
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 Leander City Council directed the city to discontinue funding its contract with the automated license plate recognition vendor Flock at its September 3rd, 2026 meeting. The city posted a notice saying that as of September 4th, 2026 the police department is no longer using Flock cameras or Flock data. The city's own account gives the reason as community concerns and says the system had been started to enhance public safety. What the notice does not say is what happens to the images already collected or whether the hardware comes down.
Who decides it?
City of Leander decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The city published the decision on its own news page. Leander City Council meetings are posted and open, and the direction was given at a regular meeting. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Williamson County.
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 September 4th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is September 3rd, 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 27th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Leander stops paying for its plate reader contract and says the police department is no longer using the cameras or the data. Tracked since September 3rd, 2026. Last verified September 27th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0180/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0180.
Beat
Filed under Surveillance and policing, with every other decision on that beat.