Comptroller bars state grant money from buying or renewing Flock cameras and other license plate readers
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced a ban on October 13th, 2026. State grant money may no longer buy or contract for Flock cameras, automated license plate readers and other vehicle identification systems. Those systems turn plate images into computer readable data. The restriction applies to all future grants the Comptroller's office administers. The agency says it will write it into grant solicitations and agreements. A grantee may not spend grant funds on the equipment or services, and may not enter into, extend or renew a contract for them. The release names Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions and Axon. It speaks only to grants the office administers and prints no count of the grants or dollars affected.
How to take part
The ban is set out in the Comptroller's news release and will be written into the office's grant solicitations and agreements. The release opens no comment window. The office publishes its media contact on the release itself.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Timeline
- decided
The Comptroller announces the ban on grant money for license plate readers
- 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.
- 2026-10-22
Admitted on the Comptroller's own release, which sets out the ban and names the companies whose systems it covers.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines today announced a ban on the use of state grant money to buy or contract for Flock cameras, automated license plate readers, and other vehicle-identification systems that convert license plate images into computer-readable data.Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, No Spy Cameras: Comptroller Huffines Announces Ban on Grant Money for Flock Cameras and License Plate Trackers Primary source, official · content.govdelivery.com
These requirements will apply to all future grants administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, No Spy Cameras: Comptroller Huffines Announces Ban on Grant Money for Flock Cameras and License Plate Trackers Primary source, official · content.govdelivery.com
The agency will incorporate the restriction into all relevant grant solicitations and agreements going forward.Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, No Spy Cameras: Comptroller Huffines Announces Ban on Grant Money for Flock Cameras and License Plate Trackers Primary source, official · content.govdelivery.com
Under the ban, grantees may not obligate or expend grant funds to procure or obtain prohibited surveillance equipment or services, or to enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or obtain them.Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, No Spy Cameras: Comptroller Huffines Announces Ban on Grant Money for Flock Cameras and License Plate Trackers Primary source, official · content.govdelivery.com
Flock Group Inc. (d/b/a "Flock Safety"), Motorola Solutions Inc., Axon Enterprise Inc., and their successors, affiliates, or resellersTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts, No Spy Cameras: Comptroller Huffines Announces Ban on Grant Money for Flock Cameras and License Plate Trackers Primary source, official · content.govdelivery.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?
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines announced a ban on October 13th, 2026. State grant money may no longer buy or contract for Flock cameras, automated license plate readers and other vehicle identification systems. Those systems turn plate images into computer readable data. The restriction applies to all future grants the Comptroller's office administers. The agency says it will write it into grant solicitations and agreements. A grantee may not spend grant funds on the equipment or services, and may not enter into, extend or renew a contract for them. The release names Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions and Axon. It speaks only to grants the office administers and prints no count of the grants or dollars affected.
Who decides it?
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The ban is set out in the Comptroller's news release and will be written into the office's grant solicitations and agreements. The release opens no comment window. The office publishes its media contact on the release itself. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It applies statewide.
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 decided on October 13th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is October 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?
No. It sits outside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on October 22nd, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, Comptroller bars state grant money from buying or renewing Flock cameras and other license plate readers. Tracked since October 13th, 2026. Last verified October 22nd, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0226/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0226.
Beat
Filed under Surveillance and policing, with every other decision on that beat.