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title: "As Public Fury Mounts, Texas Pulls the Plug on Flock Surveillance Funding"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/as-public-fury-mounts-texas-pulls-the-plug-on-flock-surveillance-funding/
date: 2026-08-31
modified: 2026-08-31
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop paying for the AI-powered license-plate readers as privacy concerns and officer-misuse scandals mount across Texas."
categories:
  - "Technology"
word_count: 23
---

# As Public Fury Mounts, Texas Pulls the Plug on Flock Surveillance Funding

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop paying for the AI-powered license-plate readers as privacy concerns and officer-misuse scandals mount across Texas.