AUSTIN, Texas — Automatic license plate readers will continue running in Austin for the next three months.
On Thursday, the Austin City Council approved extending the program, which began as a year-long trial in March 2024 to help police find violent criminals and missing people. The extension means the program will now run through June 30.
The cameras take a picture of each passing vehicle and compare license plates to law enforcement databases. If the plates are then linked to certain crimes, it alerts police…