Who runs surveillance cameras in Webb County?
- Active The border camera network
- Agency
- Webb County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Turn-Key Mobile, Tri-M Group, Zenitram Communications, Motorola Solutions
- Devices
- —
| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The border camera network | Webb County Sheriff's Office | Turn-Key Mobile, Tri-M Group, Zenitram Communications, Motorola Solutions | Active | — |
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.
-
The February 2023 agreement is sized in the Court's own item at 2,000 data points and 2,000 public and private video feeds for the Sheriff's Office.
On the map
- 0
- Verified by us
- 70
- Community-reported
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), including community reporting via the DeFlock project. Tiles by OpenFreeMap.
What we do not know
Webb County Sheriff
- How many cameras are in service, and where the ones bought in 2017 and 2022 stand.
- Whether the cameras record continuously, and how long the video is kept.
- Whether the feeds run into the Sheriff's real time crime center, and who else can watch them.
- Which agencies other than the Sheriff's Office have access.
The Sheriff's Real Time Crime Center [Webb County Sheriff]
- Which cameras the center watches, how many of them are privately owned, and who decides what gets connected.
- How long video and plate reads reaching the center are kept, and who outside the Sheriff's Office can search them.
- Whether the center has a written use policy, and who approved it.
- Which fund pays the $150,000 annual renewal when the Operation Lone Star money stops.
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 Webb County and how public comment works there.
How to show up in Webb 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 ↗