DeFlock Conroe

Council already said no

On August 13, 2026, Conroe City Council voted to block a resident-led referendum on the Flock program from reaching the ballot, denying voters a direct say on a surveillance program they were never told about when it started.

The program has been running since 2021, starting with a 19-camera pilot. Council approved the current five-year contract in September 2024. The actual invoiced terms: 51 cameras, $127,500 a year, $637,500 total, running through 2029, all without a single resident vote of any kind.

A citizen advisory committee to study the program was proposed and then tabled indefinitely at the same July 23, 2026 meeting it was introduced. No oversight committee was ever formed. The contract continued uninterrupted.

If council won't let residents vote on it, residents can force the question onto the ballot themselves. That's what this petition does.

Want to understand how Flock's camera network works more broadly, beyond Conroe? deflock.org is an independent resource worth a look. We're not affiliated with it, but it's a good reference.

111 cameras mapped around Conroe, live

This is the real DeFlock map, embedded live below. 91% of the 111 cameras documented in and around Conroe are Flock Safety units. Use the search box to jump to your own street and see what's nearby, or pan and zoom around Conroe directly.

Map and data: DeFlock.org, an open-source, volunteer-powered project. We are not affiliated with it. Camera locations come from OpenStreetMap contributors, not a private company or government agency, and can change as volunteers add or correct entries. Trouble loading? Open the map in a new tab instead.

19 cameras became 51, one contract at a time

Every expansion was approved by council. None was put to a resident vote. Sourced to the city's own council packets, budgets, and contemporaneous reporting.