# Texas Flock Records Cost Millions

> Public records requests for Texas police Flock cameras face steep fees, with some cities charging up to $2.3 million.
- Title: Texas Flock Records Cost Millions · The Texas Tribune
- Summary: Public records requests for Texas police Flock cameras face steep fees, with some cities charging up to $2.3 million. Texas cities charge high fees for…
- Keywords: texas, flock, public records, police surveillance, cameras, tx privacy coalition, north richland hills, sealy, lufkin police, dps, texas department of transportation, flock safety
- Source: The Texas Tribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17489728/texas-flock-cameras-two-million-public-records-information
- Author: Ayden Runnels
- Published: 2026-10-05T10:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: texas, flock, public records, police surveillance, cameras, tx privacy coalition, north richland hills, sealy, lufkin police, dps, texas department of transportation, flock safety
## Public Records Fee
North Richland Hills charged $2.3 million for public records about Flock cameras, requiring upfront payment.
## Flock Records Request
Phil Mynona filed public records requests for nearly 200 law enforcement agencies to understand Flock camera use.
## Flock Camera Data
Flock cameras collect license plate numbers, make, model, bumper stickers, and dents from vehicles.
## Flock Transparency
Flock Safety releases few details about cameras, leaving transparency decisions to state and local governments.
## Lufkin Police Case
An officer was sentenced to 5 years in prison for 100 felony counts of abusing Flock camera data.
## DPS Response
DPS initially provided Flock search data but later withheld records and challenged the request.
## Flock Portals
Flock offers transparency portals for agencies to share camera usage and search data publicly.
## Low Adoption
Only 59 Texas agencies use Flock transparency portals, representing over 2,600 cameras statewide.
## High Fees
Some cities charge thousands for Flock records, while others provide free data to news outlets.
## State Action
Gov. Greg Abbott blocked state funding and paused Flock installations after Lufkin case.
## Public Records Challenge
DPS and Texas Department of Criminal Justice challenged record requests for camera locations.
## Key takeaway

Texas cities charge high fees for public records about Flock cameras, stifling transparency in surveillance systems.