Who runs license plate readers in Midland County?
- Expanding License plate readers
- Agency
- Midland County Sheriff's Office, Midland County District Attorney
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License plate readers | Midland County Sheriff's Office, Midland County District Attorney | Flock Safety | Expanding | — |
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 subscribes to Vigilant plate reader software through Motorola Solutions, $51,865.00, approved 19 May 2026
On the map
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- Community-reported
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What we do not know
Midland County Sheriff and Midland County DA
- Where are the 52 cameras? Two roads are named in twelve years of record.
- Who may search the system, what is a valid reason to search it, and is any search logged?
- Which other agencies can see Midland County's reads, and whose reads can Midland County see?
- Is there a written use and retention policy, and if so who approved it?
- What did the December 2025 expansion cost, and out of which account was it paid?
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 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 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 ↗