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ORWELL INDEX

Texas

Denton County

Source baseline

Local records research not complete

This page currently reports two source datasets for Denton 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
707
EFF Atlas entries
31
Agencies named by EFF
19
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 EFF entries can be incomplete or outdated, so they remain attributed to that dataset.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

  • 16 Automated License Plate Readers
  • 8 Body-worn Cameras
  • 4 Drones
  • 3 Camera Registry
View all 31 EFF Atlas entries

  • Denton Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · Denton

  • Trophy Club Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Trophy Club

  • Trophy Club Police Department

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

  • The Colony Police Department

    Camera Registry · The Colony

  • Trophy Club Police Department

    Camera Registry · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Trophy Club

  • Denton County Sheriff's Office

    Drones · Denton

  • Little Elm Police Department

    Drones · Little Elm

  • The Colony Police Department

    Drones · Vendor listed by EFF: DJI · The Colony

  • Denton Police Department

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

  • Lewisville Police Department

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

  • Lewisville Police Department

    Camera Registry · Lewisville

  • Denton County Constables

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Wolfcom · Cross Roads

  • University of North Texas Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Denton

  • Lewisville Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Lewisville

  • Bartonville Police Department

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

  • Argyle Police Department

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

  • Argyle Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Argyle

  • Bartonville Police Department

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

  • Highland Village Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon, Flock Safety · Highland Village

  • Aubrey Police Department

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

  • Northlake Police Department

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

  • Sanger Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Sanger

  • The Colony Police Department

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

  • Roanoke Police Department

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

  • Little Elm Police Department

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

  • Denton County Sheriff's Office

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

  • Hickory Creek Police Department

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

  • Elm Ridge Police Department

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

  • Krum Police Department

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

  • Ponder Police Department

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

  • Lewisville Police Department

    Drones · Lewisville

Civic action

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Personal protection

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

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Map and trackers

Denton 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 Denton 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.

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