{"id":467810,"date":"2026-10-16T12:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/467810\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:36:11","slug":"flock-camera-oversight-oct-16-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/467810\/","title":{"rendered":"Flock camera oversight (Oct. 16, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792154171_96_HMCC-Featured-Image-Dark-Blue-2025-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"A mint green skyline against a dark blue background with the words Houston Matters with Craig Cohen in white\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app1.kuhf.org\/player\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">listen online<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HoustonPublicMedia\/streams\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">watch live on YouTube<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2026\/10\/16\/564368\/flock-camera-oversight-oct-16-2026\/mailto:talk@houstonmatters.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> @HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday\u2019s show: Harris County commissioners have <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/harris-county\/2026\/10\/15\/564485\/harris-county-commissioners-delay-action-flock-cameras-law-enforcement\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">delayed action<\/a> on the county&#8217;s Flock cameras after a county report found gaps in their oversight. Separately, two commissioners and the county attorney also warned about the rapid spread of data centers that the county has little power to regulate. Houston Public Media&#8217;s Harris County reporter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/author\/sarah-grunau\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sarah Grunau<\/a> updates us on both stories.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Also this hour: Our non-experts break down <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/topics\/good-bad-ugly\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly<\/a> of the week.<\/p>\n<p>And we visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recroomarts.org\/hhr\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Happy Hour Readings<\/a>, a monthly event at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recroomarts.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rec Room Arts<\/a> where audiences can hear readings of experimental and lesser-known plays, often performed for the first time by local actors.<\/p>\n<p>Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/houston-matters-podcast\/id642557771?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/browse\/feed\/37496\/details\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. 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