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ORWELL INDEX

Texas

Bexar County

Source baseline

Local records research not complete

This page currently reports two source datasets for Bexar County. We have not completed the county's public records, meeting, policy, contract, or local news research. Entries below are source leads, not independent findings by Orwell Index.

OSM points
674
EFF Atlas entries
29
Agencies named by EFF
18
Orwell Index findings
Not researched

Community map snapshot

Captured 15 Sept 2026 from OpenStreetMap. Points are community-reported and have not been assigned to an agency by Orwell Index.

Agency technology extract

Captured 15 Sept 2026 from the EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC-BY). EFF entries can be incomplete or outdated, so they remain attributed to that dataset.

Technologies named in the EFF extract

  • 13 Body-worn Cameras
  • 8 Automated License Plate Readers
  • 3 Camera Registry
  • 3 Drones
  • 1 Face Recognition
  • 1 Fusion Center
View all 29 EFF Atlas entries

  • University of Texas System Police - Health Science Center San Antonio

    Body-worn Cameras · San Antonio

  • Bexar County Sheriff's Office

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · San Antonio

  • Balcones Heights Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Balcones Heights

  • San Antonio Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · San Antonio

  • Von Ormy Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Von Ormy

  • Bexar County Sheriff's Office

    Drones · Vendor listed by EFF: DJI · San Antonio

  • Alamo Heights Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Vigilant Solutions · Alamo Heights

  • Bexar County Sheriff's Office

    Face Recognition · Vendor listed by EFF: NEC · San Antonio

  • Southwest Texas Fusion Center

    Fusion Center · San Antonio

  • Bexar County Sheriff's Office

    Camera Registry · San Antonio

  • Windcrest Police Department

    Camera Registry · Windcrest

  • Converse Police Department

    Camera Registry · Converse

  • University of Texas at San Antonio Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · San Antonio

  • Shavano Park Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Coptrax · Shavano Park

  • Harlandale Independent School District Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · San Antonio

  • Converse Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: WatchGuard · Converse

  • Alamo Heights Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · Alamo Heights

  • Balcones Heights Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Balcones Heights

  • Universal City Police Department

    Drones · Universal City

  • Universal City Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Universal City

  • Grey Forest Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Grey Forest

  • Hollywood Park Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Hollywood Park

  • San Antonio Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · San Antonio

  • San Antonio Police Department

    Drones · San Antonio

  • Universal City Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Universal City

  • Live Oak Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Live Oak

  • Castle Hills Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Castle Hills

  • Selma Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Selma

  • Converse Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Converse

Civic action

Treat these entries as questions for local agencies, not settled answers.

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Personal protection

Practical steps can reduce the personal data exposed to surveillance systems.

EFF Surveillance Self-Defense ↗

Map and trackers

Bexar County, Texas. Device data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), with community reporting via DeFlock. Open the full map →

Meetings, contracts, records

Local meetings, contracts, policies, and records have not been researched for this baseline.

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What you can do

Civic action

Show up

Public comment is open to any resident, and you do not have to be an expert to use it. We have not yet confirmed where the bodies that decide for Bexar County meet. How the inventory works explains what we check and how to check it yourself.

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Personal protection

Protect yourself

Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.

Surveillance Self-Defense ↗

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