Who runs surveillance cameras in Midland County?
Also listed here because the record shows it
These systems are documented primarily as something else. They appear here because a cited record shows the deployment also does this.
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The unit runs pole cameras. The server it bought in February 2026 was for storing video evidence from them
What we do not know
The Permian Basin Anti-Gang unit [Midland County Sheriff]
- What is the Point Blank Surveillance Platform, who sells it, and what does it do?
- Which agencies participate in the unit, and what can each of them see?
- What does the Cognyte hardware extract, from whose phones, and under what authority?
- Where are the pole cameras, and how long is their video kept?
- What is in the grant's own equipment budget, which the county holds and has not published?
- Does the unit have a written use policy, an audit procedure, or any civilian oversight?
What camera networks are
Fixed and steerable cameras run by a public agency, often networked so footage from many locations can be watched or searched from one place.
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 Midland County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Midland 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 ↗