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Who runs license plate readers in Kaufman County?

On the map

0
Verified by us
206
Community-reported

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What we do not know

The Constable's Axon agreement

  • How many of the ten plate reader licenses are on vehicles today, and which roads those vehicles patrol.
  • How long a plate read collected by Constable Precinct 2 is kept, who may search it, whether searches are logged, and whether the data leaves the county.
  • What the Axon Fusus platform in Precinct 2 is connected to, and whether any private or municipal cameras feed into it.
  • Whether the eight vehicles added in May 2026 carry plate reader licenses of their own.
  • What the four Axon Air drone licenses are attached to, since no drone purchase appears in the county's record.

Kaufman County Sheriff

  • What the $24,750 paid to Flock Group Inc. in October 2020 bought, and on what terms.
  • Whether the county has paid Flock since December 2021, which is where the published spending record stops.
  • Whether the Commissioners Court voted on the purchase, and at which meeting.
  • How many readers the Sheriff's Office operates and where they stand.
  • How long a plate read is kept, who may search it, whether searches are logged, and whether the data is shared with other agencies.

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 Kaufman County and how public comment works there.

How to show up in Kaufman 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 ↗