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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. Contracts that arrive through procurement or a purchasing threshold often leave no vote to record.
The Galveston County Daily News reported that Kemah and La Marque both used Senate Bill 224 catalytic converter grant money to buy Flock cameras, while neighboring League City and Hitchcock paid for cameras out of their own budgets. The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority fiscal year 2026 award listing gives Kemah 55,042 dollars under the project title Kemah Safe Streets 2026: Combating Catalytic Converter Theft. The same newspaper report put the statewide picture at roughly 73 departments and at least 3,200 Flock cameras, with more than 30 million dollars of the 80 million dollars raised going to Flock purchases and maintenance. No camera count, contract value, start date or term length for Kemah appears in either record. No Kemah city or police website resolved, so no council vote is documented.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Contract amount: $55,042
- Funding source: Other grant
What happens next
Renewals are decided in public. Residents can attend the meeting, speak during public comment, and write to the office above through official channels. The ACLU publishes a model cancellation resolution officials can adapt.
Sources
- Galveston County Daily News report on catalytic converter grants paying for Flock cameras in Galveston County cities (August 1, 2026) galvnews.com
- Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority fiscal year 2026 grant award listing (January 1, 2026) txdmv.gov
Last verified: September 8, 2026. Something wrong? Request a correction.
The record
No source names the body that approved this contract. The path was a grant-driven. Kemah Police Department runs the cameras.
Public records put the cost at $55,042. It was paid for via Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority fiscal year 2026 grant of 55,042 dollars for a project titled Kemah Safe Streets 2026: Combating Catalytic Converter Theft.
The agreement remains in force.
2 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. The Texas hub holds the state records; the tracker holds them all.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Kemah, TX Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/tx-kemah/.
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- Camera locations near Kemah: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock