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ORWELL INDEX

Texas

Montgomery County

Source baseline

Local records research not complete

This page currently reports two source datasets for Montgomery 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
350
EFF Atlas entries
22
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 EFF entries can be incomplete or outdated, so they remain attributed to that dataset.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
  • 7 Body-worn Cameras
  • 3 Drones
  • 2 Face Recognition
  • 1 Camera Registry
  • 1 Real-Time Crime Center
View all 22 EFF Atlas entries

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

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

  • Montgomery County Constables Precinct 4

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · New Caney

  • Montgomery County Constables Precinct 4

    Face Recognition · Vendor listed by EFF: Clearview AI · New Caney

  • Shenandoah Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Shenandoah

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    Real-Time Crime Center · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Conroe

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    Camera Registry · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Conroe

  • Splendora Police Department

    Drones · Vendor listed by EFF: DJI · Splendora

  • Oak Ridge North Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Safety Vision · Oak RIdge North

  • Shenandoah Police Department

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

  • Splendora Independent School District Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Splendora

  • Conroe Police Department

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

  • Conroe Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Conroe

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    Face Recognition · Vendor listed by EFF: Clearview AI · Conroe

  • Montgomery County Fire Marshal

    Drones · Conroe

  • Montgomery Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Montgomery

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

    Drones · Conroe

  • Roman Forest Police Department

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

  • Montgomery Police Department

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

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

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

  • Willis Police Department

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

  • Montgomery ISD Police Department

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

  • Splendora Police Department

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

Civic action

Treat these entries as questions for local agencies, not settled answers.

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Personal protection

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

EFF Surveillance Self-Defense ↗

Map and trackers

Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.

Surveillance Self-Defense ↗

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