Exclusive: Texas DPS finds Flock surveillance violated state law by operating without a license

Flock Safety, a company that sells thousands of license plate-reading cameras to police department and homeowners associations across Texas, violated state law by operating without a license, according to investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The state fined Flock $500 – the state penalty for first-time offenders – as Harris County leaders have mulled adding $2 million to their budget for the county’s contract with the company.

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