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The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office 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 Williamson County Sheriff's Office operates four drones as of 2017, 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 Williamson County Sheriff's Office received approval to install 25 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2022.

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News article (KXAN) [snapshot]

The University of Texas Austin Police Department purchased about 80 Axon body-worn cameras in 2017.

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Social media (UT Austin Police Facebook page) [snapshot]
News article (Inside Higher Ed) [snapshot]
University information (UT News) [snapshot]

The Travis County Sheriff's Office 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 Texas State University Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

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Social media (Texas State University Police Department Facebook page)

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2018, 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 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department purchased Wolfcom body-worn cameras in 2013.

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Social media post (Facebook)
Public records (financial report from 2013 states wolfcom bought cameras) [snapshot]

The Texas Joint Crime Information 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]

In 2019, the Texas Department of Public Safety spent $24,000 for a 12 month subscription with Clearview AI face recognition technology.

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Public records (MuckRock) [snapshot]

The Texas Department of Public Safety operates 17 Aeryon Labs drones 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 Texas Department of Public Safety acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2014, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

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News article (Austin Chronicle) [snapshot]
News article (Kevin Collier) [snapshot]
News article (Vocativ) [snapshot]

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) maintains the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles photo repository, which includes a face recognition system established by state statute. The statute also requires that DPS use the face recognition system to aid law enforcement agencies in conducting criminal investigations. DPS also has an agreement to respond to face recognition requests from FBI’s FACE Services.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation) [snapshot]
Government information (Government Accountability Office) [snapshot]

The Texas Department of Public Safety collects, retains for 3 years, and shares automated license plate reader data.

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Government information (Texas Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]
Government information (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles)
News article (Texas Department of Public Safety) [snapshot]

The Sunset Valley Police Department received $10,700 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 10 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

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Government information (Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list) [snapshot]

The Sun Valley City Council approved "an agreement with Flock Safety for a public surveillance camera program for an amount not to exceed $27,500" in November 2021.

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Government information (Sunset Valley Council Minutes)

The San Marcos Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2021 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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

The San Marcos Police Department operates one drone, 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 Round Rock Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2022 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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

The Round Rock Police Department operates one drone 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 Round Rock Police Department scanned 27,737 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers and purchased additional cameras from Flock Safety in 2022.

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Government information (Round Rock) [snapshot]
Public records (MuckRock) [snapshot]

The Pflugerville Police Department had 29 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2022.

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Vendor information (Flock Safety) [snapshot]

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

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Government information (City of Pflugerville) [snapshot]

The Pflugerville Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in September 2020 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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

The Manor Police Department signed an agreement with Amazon's home surveillance equipment company, Ring, in 2020 to gain special access to the company's Neighbors app.

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