Texas
Galveston County
Source baseline
Local records research not completeThis page currently reports two source datasets for Galveston 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
- 303
- EFF Atlas entries
- 20
- Agencies named by EFF
- 12
- 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 EFF entries can be incomplete or outdated, so they remain attributed to that dataset.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
- 8 Automated License Plate Readers
- 6 Body-worn Cameras
- 3 Drones
- 3 Face Recognition
View all 20 EFF Atlas entries
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Friendswood Police Department
Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: L-3 · Friendswood
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Galveston County Sheriff's Office
Body-worn Cameras · Galveston
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Friendswood Police Department
Drones · Friendswood
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Texas City Independent School District
Face Recognition · Texas City
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Santa Fe Independent School District
Face Recognition · Vendor listed by EFF: AnyVision · Santa Fe
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Friendswood Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Friendswood
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League City Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · League City
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Santa Fe Police Department
Drones · Santa Fe
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Dickinson Police Department
Body-worn Cameras · Dickinson
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League City Police Department
Body-worn Cameras · League City
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Kemah Police Department
Body-worn Cameras · Kemah
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Dickinson Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Dickinson
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Texas City Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Texas City
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Kemah Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Kemah
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La Marque Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · La Marque
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Galveston County Sheriff's Office
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Galveston
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Hitchcock Police Department
Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Hitchcock
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Galveston Police Department
Body-worn Cameras · Galveston
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La Marque Police Department
Drones · Vendor listed by EFF: Skydio · La Marque
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Galveston Police Department
Face Recognition · Vendor listed by EFF: Clearview AI · Galveston
Civic action
Treat these entries as questions for local agencies, not settled answers.
See how local records research works →Personal protection
Practical steps can reduce the personal data exposed to surveillance systems.
EFF Surveillance Self-Defense ↗Map and trackers
Galveston 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.
How the inventory works →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 Galveston County meet. How the inventory works explains what we check and how to check it yourself.
How the inventory works →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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