13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (964+ words) Conroe’s adopted budget preserves $127,500 a year for a 51-camera Flock Safety contract, even as Dallas prepares to cut 321 cameras and other Texas governments pull back from the technology. The Conroe City Council did not hold a separate vote on Flock....

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (651+ words) The Dallas Police Department has significantly narrowed access to the city’s Flock license plate reader data, limiting outside law enforcement access as officials confront growing privacy and surveillance concerns. It has cut access from more than 1,500 agencies down to 202, all…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (285+ words) Garland police fatally shot 37-year-old Michael Antonio Santacruz early Monday after he advanced toward officers while swinging a machete, the department said in a Monday update. Officers first responded at about 2:15 a.m. to the 3000 block of Broadway Boulevard after a caller…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (373+ words) A Bushland ISD student faces a third-degree felony charge after authorities said the student admitted posting a threatening “Cat in the Hat” video as a joke, as Texas schools warn parents that similar posts can trigger criminal investigations. The Potter…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (738+ words) At least 23 Texas local governments have ended a Flock Safety contract, declined renewal, suspended service or reduced an existing camera network, according to an independent review by The Dallas Express of municipal records, council agendas, meeting minutes and police statements…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (318+ words) Texas authorities are asking the public to help locate Anthony Dewayne Oliver, a 64-year-old Dallas man wanted on family violence charges and named this month’s Featured Fugitive on the Texas 10 Most Wanted list. The reward for information leading to Oliver’s…...