Flock & ALPR cameras in Texas
Public map data records 16,830 ALPR cameras inside Texas's borders as of 3 September 2026, run by 714 different operators. Around Houston the map records 3,759, the most of any TX metro. See every camera, which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account.
The 16,830 cameras mapped in Texas belong to 714 operators, with Houston Police Department at the top on 2,132. That makes the state widely spread by ALPR standards. Because these are counted inside the border rather than by metro box, the number is directly comparable with other states on this site. 3,472 of the 16,830 cameras carry no operator at all, so the operator shares above are shares of the attributed cameras.
Open the live camera mapWhich Texas cities have Flock cameras?
Mapped ALPR cameras around Texas's largest cities, as of 3 September 2026.
3,759 cameras
3,278 cameras
Plano
2,848 cameras
Arlington
2,254 cameras
1,647 cameras
751 cameras
728 cameras
El Paso
297 cameras
Lubbock
139 cameras
Corpus Christi
110 cameras
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio have full pages with operator, vendor and direction breakdowns; the other metros are covered by the live map. Each metro count is a box drawn around the city centre, which is why two nearby cities can share cameras and why these rows don't sum to the state figure. Quote the in-state total at the top of the page for the state as a whole.
The largest ALPR operators in Texas
Who runs Texas's plate readers — the top eight of 714 operators.
Houston Police Department
2,132 cameras
Harris County Sheriff's Office
814 cameras
Dallas Police Department
740 cameras
Fort Worth Police Department
321 cameras
San Antonio Police Department
248 cameras
Austin Police Department
218 cameras
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
183 cameras
Plano Police Department
178 cameras
714 separate bodies operate mapped readers in Texas. Houston Police Department leads with 2,132; Harris County Sheriff's Office runs 814. Of the cameras carrying a recorded operator type, 9,641 are municipal police, 2,747 are sheriff's offices and 117 are private.
Attribution is inferred from jurisdiction for 12,390 cameras and recorded directly for the rest. Counts are a floor: cameras appear on the map as people map them.
It isn't all Flock in Texas
Vendor breakdown and direction coverage for the state's mapped cameras.
Flock Safety
15,226 cameras
Motorola Solutions
282 cameras
Axis Communications
105 cameras
Leonardo
94 cameras
Genetec
54 cameras
Of the 15,805 cameras in Texas with a recorded manufacturer, 15,226 are tagged Flock Safety (96%); Motorola Solutions is the largest alternative at 282. 1,018 cameras carry no manufacturer tag at all.
Where a mount is recorded, Texas's cameras sit on: pole (3,050), street lamp (161), post (51), wall (18). 15,632 of the 16,830 cameras have a recorded facing direction, which is what makes route avoidance possible — a camera with no bearing shows on the map but can't be avoided with any precision.
Documented ALPR programs in Texas
The Atlas of Surveillance records 327 ALPR programs in Texas. Some of the largest are below; the map above shows where the cameras physically are, which the records alone can't.
Burnet County Constables — Burnet County
The Burnet County Constables outfitted two patrol cars with automated plate readers in 2016. The data is kept for 30 days.
Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office — Guadalupe County
In December 2015, Guadalupe County approved a contract with Vigilant Solutions to provide automated license plate readers to the county sheriff's office and constable offices. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Guadalupe County Constables — Guadalupe County
In December 2015, Guadalupe County approved a contract with Vigilant Solutions to provide automated license plate readers to the county sheriff's office and constable offices. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Grand Prairie Police Department — Dallas County
The Grand Prairie Police Department received over $190,000 in funding to purchase 10 Automated License Plate Scanners sometime before 2010. Vendor: Vigilant Solutions.
Brownsville Police Department — Cameron County
The Brownsville Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Vendor: Flock Safety.
El Paso Police Department — El Paso County
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. Vendor: Skycop.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Texas ALPR questions
How many Flock cameras are there in Texas?
As of 3 September 2026 the map records 16,830 ALPR cameras in Texas, of which 15,226 carry a Flock Safety tag. The number only ever goes up as more are mapped; it is not a complete inventory.
Which cities in Texas have Flock cameras?
The largest clusters are around Houston (3,759), Dallas (3,278), Plano (2,848), Arlington (2,254), Fort Worth (1,647), Austin (751). Smaller TX towns appear on the live map too — these are simply the biggest metro areas.
Who operates ALPR cameras in Texas?
714 operators in total. The largest is Houston Police Department with 2,132 mapped cameras, then Harris County Sheriff's Office with 814. Of cameras with a recorded operator type, 9,641 are police, 2,747 are sheriff's offices and 117 are privately run.
Are all the plate readers in Texas made by Flock?
No. Flock Safety is tagged on 15,226 of 15,805 vendor-recorded cameras (96%); Motorola Solutions accounts for 282, and 1,018 cameras have no vendor recorded at all. 'Flock camera' is the common name, but the map covers every ALPR it can find.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Texas?
BanditKin's opt-in avoidance uses each camera's approximate capture zone, so it works best where bearings are recorded (93% of Texas's cameras). When a clean route isn't possible it falls back to the normal one rather than pretending. It is a privacy preference built on public data, not a way to evade law enforcement.