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The Goose Creek CISD officers possessed body-worn cameras in 2016.

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The Bellaire Police Department operates three DJI drones as of 2019, 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 Bellaire 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 Bellaire Police Department started a pilot program with 10 Flock automated license plate readers in 2020.

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News article (CHRON.) [snapshot]

The Crockett 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 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]

The Deer Park Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (Deer Park Police Department) [snapshot]

The Deer Park 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 George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport is one of 18 airports where Customs and Border Protection is using face recognition technology as of March 2019. An executive order signed by Pres. Trump in 2019 requires Customs and Border Protection to install face recognition technology at the United States' top 20 airports by 2021.

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News article (Buzzfeed) [snapshot]

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $1,398,812 to the Harris County Sheriff's Office in 2018 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [snapshot]

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $358,886 to the Houston Police Department in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [snapshot]

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $358,886 to the Houston Police Department in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [snapshot]

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $358,886 to the Houston Police Department in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [snapshot]

In January 2022, the Houston City Council approved a $3.5 million contract to employ Shotspotter for five years.

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News article (ABC13 KTRK-TV) [snapshot]
News article (Houston Public Media) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

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Vendor information (CityProtect) [snapshot]

The Houston Police Department has used drones.

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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 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]