Texas Governor Abbott blocks funding for more Flock cameras
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State-level pushback on Flock’s AI surveillance spend — over $30M in Texas alone, per the investigation — shows automated policing is now a political surface, not just a procurement line item. If your product touches public safety or citizen data, build for FOIA, audits, and budget freezes as normal operating conditions, not edge cases.
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