{"id":420401,"date":"2026-08-29T17:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420401\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T17:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:22:08","slug":"manvel-mayor-reverses-his-support-for-citys-participation-with-flock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/420401\/","title":{"rendered":"Manvel mayor reverses his support for city’s participation with Flock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manvel Mayor Dan Davis is calling for the city to end its contract with Flock Safety, citing concerns over privacy, data sharing and the costs of the company’s controversial license plate readers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2024, I voted for Flock based on the information we had at the time and my desire to give our officers effective tools to keep Manvel safe,\u201d Davis told the Houston Chronicle. \u201cSince then, I\u2019ve learned much more about Flock\u2019s expanding data ecosystem, including Nova, the contractual language surrounding data use, cybersecurity concerns, and the broader sharing and aggregation of information.\u201d Nova is Flock’s AI-powered public safety platform.<\/p>\n

Davis on Friday announced on social media<\/a> that he could no longer support Manvel\u2019s four-year, $137,000 contract with the company, though he added that he doesn’t oppose license plate readers generally. The issue is expected to come before\u00a0Manvel City Council at its Sept. 8 meeting.<\/p>\n

In his post, the mayor said he asked questions about language in\u00a0Manvel\u2019s contract and how data collected by Flock is used. He said he was troubled when a Flock representative could not provide clear answers.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood leadership requires being willing to reconsider a decision when new information comes to light,\u201d Davis said. \u201cKnowing what I know today, I would not cast the same vote. Public safety is essential, but so are privacy, local control and public trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

For his part, Davis said residents have complained to him about the license plate readers. Based on responses he has received, Davis estimated that more than 60% support ending the city\u2019s relationship with Flock.<\/p>\n

He said some community members who disagree with removing the cameras appear to be supportive of law enforcement technology generally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019ve explained my specific concerns with Flock, I\u2019ve found there is actually significant common ground,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n

Davis has also cited the cost of the system as Manvel works through what he described as a tight budget. He said the taxpayer money spent on Flock should be redirected to other public safety or infrastructure needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manvel Mayor Dan Davis is calling for the city to end its contract with Flock Safety, citing concerns…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-420401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}