{"id":437191,"date":"2026-09-16T01:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437191\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T01:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:04:34","slug":"dallas-police-seek-funding-to-avoid-cutting-flock-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437191\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas police seek funding to avoid cutting Flock cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas police are seeking to revise the city’s $5.7 million contract with Flock Safety<\/a>, whose expansive network of roadside cameras has drawn growing scrutiny over privacy and misuse.<\/p>\n

The Police Department notified the company Tuesday that it intends to cancel the three-year deal, beginning a contractually required 10-day notice period, police spokesperson Allison Hudson said. The City Council approved the contract in May 2025.<\/p>\n

Dallas police officials now hope to keep all 690 cameras<\/a> operating, despite announcing<\/a> earlier this month that more than 300 would be deactivated this week after state funding was paused.<\/p>\n

Police say the AI-powered camera network is an important investigative tool. And, most council members have supported continued spending<\/a> on the technology despite mounting questions around their use.<\/p>\n

Related: Flock cameras roil Republicans and Democrats in North Texas<\/a><\/p>\n

The city planned to pay for the contract with a mix of city funds and state and federal grants. But Gov. Greg Abbott last month paused<\/a> state agency funding for the technology, leaving Dallas police and other agencies that relied on those grants to cover the shortfall or scale back their camera networks.<\/p>\n

Hudson said the department is searching for funding opportunities to keep its network. She said no grant opportunities had been identified as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“We know that it helps us solve crime. It is one of our primary investigative tools,” she said.<\/p>\n

The city’s contract with Flock gives the city authority to terminate all or part of the agreement with 10 days’ written notice because of a failure to appropriate funding, for cause or for the city’s convenience. Any amendment would require a separate written agreement signed by the city and the company.<\/p>\n

Days after Abbott paused state funding for Flock cameras, police announced plans to deactivate nearly half of the city’s network by Sept. 15 to “ensure compliance with the governor’s directive.”<\/p>\n

The City Council has so far resisted scaling back the network, with many describing the technology as a critical tool for officers.<\/p>\n

During budget deliberations earlier this month, all but three council members signaled they opposed council member Adam Bazaldua’s proposal to remove $1.5 million planned for the cameras.<\/p>\n

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