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The Houston Police Department has used drones.

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Video (Youtube | News agency is KHOU) [snapshot]
Academic report (University of Texas ) [snapshot]

The Harris County Constable Precinct 5 operates two drones, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College) [snapshot]

The Harris County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2016, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2007, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

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News dataset (Kevin Collier) [snapshot]
News article (Vocativ) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2007, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

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News dataset (Kevin Collier) [snapshot]
News article (Vocativ) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2007, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

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News dataset (Kevin Collier) [snapshot]
News article (Vocativ) [snapshot]

The Houston Regional Intelligence Service Center is one of 79 fusion centers in the United States. Operated by local and state law enforcement in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a fusion center serves as a command center for gathering, analyzing and disseminating intelligence and other public safety information.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation) [snapshot]
Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) [snapshot]
Nonprofit report (Open the Government) [snapshot]

The Houston Regional Intelligence Service Center is one of 79 fusion centers in the United States. Operated by local and state law enforcement in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a fusion center serves as a command center for gathering, analyzing and disseminating intelligence and other public safety information.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation) [snapshot]
Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) [snapshot]
Nonprofit report (Open the Government) [snapshot]

The Houston Regional Intelligence Service Center is one of 79 fusion centers in the United States. Operated by local and state law enforcement in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a fusion center serves as a command center for gathering, analyzing and disseminating intelligence and other public safety information.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation) [snapshot]
Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) [snapshot]
Nonprofit report (Open the Government) [snapshot]

The Memorial Villages Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2018 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]
Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2019 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]
Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2019 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]
Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2019 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]
Vendor information (Ring) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department merged two units—command center and the crime analysis division—into a singular, 24-hour crime center in 2008. The RTCC’s goal is “to disseminate crime information and investigative-support data to officers and investigators in the field in ‘real-time’ as an incident occurs.” The RTCC employs 12 civilian criminal intelligence analysts and 22 officers.

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News article (Police One) [snapshot]
Government information (Houston Police Department ) [snapshot]
News article (Chron ) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department merged two units—command center and the crime analysis division—into a singular, 24-hour crime center in 2008. The RTCC’s goal is “to disseminate crime information and investigative-support data to officers and investigators in the field in ‘real-time’ as an incident occurs.” The RTCC employs 12 civilian criminal intelligence analysts and 22 officers.

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News article (Police One) [snapshot]
Government information (Houston Police Department ) [snapshot]
News article (Chron ) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department merged two units—command center and the crime analysis division—into a singular, 24-hour crime center in 2008. The RTCC’s goal is “to disseminate crime information and investigative-support data to officers and investigators in the field in ‘real-time’ as an incident occurs.” The RTCC employs 12 civilian criminal intelligence analysts and 22 officers.

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News article (Police One) [snapshot]
Government information (Houston Police Department ) [snapshot]
News article (Chron ) [snapshot]

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office revealed its Real-Time Crime Center and Incident Management Unit in 2016, which is maintained in the Houston TranStar building. The RTCC has access to over 30 databases and is a communications and monitoring center where crime data is collected, analyzed and dispatched to patrol officers during criminal activities. The RTCC access both public and private cameras, through a program called Secure Watch. RTCC staff also have access to face recognition technology.

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News article (Patch) [snapshot]
News article (Chron ) [snapshot]
Government information (Harris County Sheriff's Office ) [snapshot]

The Memorial Village Police Department has installed Flock automated license plate readers as part of its "Virtual Gateway" program.

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News article (Houston Chronicle) [snapshot]
https://www.mvpdtx.org/default.aspx?menuitemid=211&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 [snapshot]
Public Records (Muckrock) [snapshot]

The Harris County Sheriff's Office was in the process of finalizing the purchase of Briefcam video analytics in October 2020.

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Public records (Harris County Sheriff) [snapshot]

The Texas Southern University Police Department received a donation of 40 Wolfcom body-worn cameras in 2015.

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Not really sure (Bodycamerareviews.com) [snapshot]
University information (TSU E-News Now) [snapshot]

University of Houston Parking and Transporation Services implemented automated license plate readers in 2018.

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News article (The Daily Cougar) [snapshot]

The University of Houston Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

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News article (The Daily Cougar) [snapshot]
University information (University of Houston) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department acquired AISight predictive policing as early as 2012, which was still in use as of 2020.

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News article (Slate) [snapshot]
News article (Blaze Media) [snapshot]

The Harris County Sheriff's Office purchased a facial recognition system in 2002 from Imagis Technologies, Inc.

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News article (VisionSystemsDesign) [snapshot]
Public records (Harris County Sheriff's Office) [snapshot]

The Deer Park Police Department scanned 14,235 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

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Public records (MuckRock) [snapshot]