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The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority gave the Diboll Police Department a grant to purchase automated license plate readers in 2022.

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Press release (Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority)

The Dimmit County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

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Government information (Texas Department of Motor Vehicles )

According to records obtained by the ACLU, the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division purchased $412,871 in cell-site simulator equipment from Harris Corporation in 2013, "including upgrading three Stingray I and Stingray II cell site simulators used by its El Paso and Albuquerque offices to the newer Hailstorm model."

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News article (ACLU)

The Dumas Police Department uses Wolfcom body-worn cameras, according to a testimonial on the company's website.

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Vendor information (Wolfcom)
News article (OneZero)

The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority gave the Duncanville Police Department a grant to purchase automated license plate readers in 2022.

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Press release (Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority)

The Eagle Pass Police Department received approval to purchase automated license plate readers in 2019.

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Meeting documents (Eagle Pass City Council)

The Eagle Pass Police Department received a grant to purchase 41 body-worn cameras.

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News article (The News Gram)
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCityEaglePassTexas/posts/1769214133154945

The Ector County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire drone 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)
News article (news article)

The Ector County Sheriff's Office began using body-worn cameras in 2013.

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News article (CBS 7 - KOSA - Midland)

Through Operation Stonegarden, the Edinburg Police Department purchased one FLIR SkyCop (thermal vision) surveillance trailer for $69,584.30. In addition to video and audio, the cameras also function as automated license plate readers.

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Government information (Hidalgo County Meeting Minutes)

The Edinburg Police Department began its body-worn camera program in 2016, but had to replace its 17 cameras in 2017 due to battery life issues.

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News article (Valley Central)

The Edwards County Sheriff's Office received a grant from the Texas Department of Public Safety for automatic license plate readers in 2020.

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Government information (Edwards County Commissioners Court)

The Ellis County Sheriff's Office started using body-worn cameras in 2017. In 2018, they signed a five-year contract with Axon.

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News article (MidlothianMirror.com)

The Ellis County Sheriff's Office drone program became operative in 2023 and currently has eight drones.

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News article (Ellis County Press)

As of 2017, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office had 250 body-worn cameras.

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News article (El Paso Times)
https://cbs4local.com/news/local/law-enforcement-body-cameras-to-provide-better-accountability

As of December 2015, the El Paso Independent School District equipped all 43 of its officers with body-worn cameras.

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News article (El Paso Times)

The El Paso Multi-Agency Tactical Response Information eXchange (MATRIX) 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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Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Nonprofit report (Open the Government)

According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute: "The El Paso Police Department has used ALPR since 2006, and currently operates 23 mobile units with ALPR.  Besides the mobile units, the El Paso Police also own six ALPR‐equipped trailers that can be parked alongside a roadway. The trailers include a radar system and 'your speed is' display that faces approaching traffic, while the ALPR camera is positioned on the opposite side to read rear license plates as vehicles pass it." 

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Academic report (Texas A&M Transportation Institute)
http://legacy.elpasotexas.gov/muni_clerk/agenda/06-23-09/06230909B.pdf

The El Paso Police Department had 34 body-worn cameras as of 2019 and received a federal grant for additional BWCs in 2022.

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Government information (El Paso Police Department)
Government information (US Bureau of Justice Assistance)

The El Paso Police Department operates four DJI drones 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)

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

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Government information (City of El Paso)

The Euless 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)

The Everman Police Department operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Links:
Academic report (Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College)

The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority gave the Fannin County Sheriff’s Office a grant to purchase automated license plate readers in 2022.

Links:
Press release (Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority)

The Farmer's Branch Police Department purchased $40,000 worth of drones in 2018-2019 and $5,854 in 2019-2020.

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Government budget/purchasing (City of Farmers Branch Finance Department)
Government budget/purchasing (City of Farmers Branch Finance Department)