EL PASO, Tx., February 26, 2026: The El Paso City Council will be discussing not renewing the controversial Flock cameras in El Paso according to next week’s city council agenda. The item, put on the agenda by representatives Chris Canales and Lily Limón, will ask representatives vote on not renewing the contract for the Flock cameras.
Citing privacy concerns, cities across the country have been canceling their contracts with Flock Safety since November. Since May 16, 2025, El Paso has deployed 150 Flock cameras across the city. According to an August 22, 2025, memorandum from El Paso Police Chief Peter Pacillas, the cameras were funded by a grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. The grant ends on Tuesday.
Images captured by the cameras are saved to a searchable database that allows officials, usually police officers, to search for and track a specific vehicle.
Cases of Abuse
Several cases of the abusive use of the camera data have been reported across the nation over several months…