Who runs license plate readers in Brazoria County?
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- Agency
- Brazoria County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office
- Devices
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- Active Where the plate reads go
- Agency
- Brazoria County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Texas Department of Public Safety, Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
- Devices
- —
- Active The Sheriff's plate readers
- Agency
- Brazoria County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border money on the Gulf coast | Brazoria County Sheriff's Office | Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office | Active | — |
| Where the plate reads go | Brazoria County Sheriff's Office | Texas Department of Public Safety, Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area | Active | — |
| The Sheriff's plate readers | Brazoria County Sheriff's Office | Flock Safety | Active | — |
On the map
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- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Brazoria County Sheriff
- What Operation Stonegarden has actually reimbursed in Brazoria County, year by year.
- Whether any of the county's plate readers were paid for with border grant money.
- What the State Homeland Security Program and Urban Area Security Initiative money bought.
Brazoria County Sheriff
- Which agencies have actually queried Brazoria County's reads, and how often.
- Whether the county keeps its own log of who searched what.
- What the 2020 agreement with the Department of Public Safety said, and whether it is still in force.
Brazoria County Sheriff
- What cameras 01 to 05 are, and whether the county operates readers off state right of way.
- What the county pays Flock Safety, under what agreement, and when it renews.
- How long a read is kept on the county's own system, who may search it, and whether searches are logged.
What license plate readers are
An automated license plate reader photographs every passing vehicle and records the plate, the time and the place. It does not watch suspects. It logs everyone, and the record is usually kept on a vendor’s servers.
How they work, why agencies buy them, and every county we have documented →
What you can do
Civic action
Show up
This technology is bought and renewed by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have confirmed where each of them meets in Brazoria County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Brazoria County →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 ↗