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Who approved this?
No source names who approved this contract yet. The city clerk holds the approval file.
Panola County Sheriff Cutter Clinton installed 19 Flock Safety cameras across the county, KLTV reported on March 13, 2026. KLTV reported on August 5, 2026 that the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority paid for the cameras through a grant awarded in 2025, and that a small number were moved off highways and farm to market roads onto county roads because of permit problems. That authority distributes money raised by the 1 dollar auto insurance policy fee created by Senate Bill 224 in 2023. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fiscal 2026 grant listing records an award of 95,625 dollars to Panola County under a program named Flock LPR Camera Deployment. Clinton said the cameras are limited to criminal investigations, missing person cases and stolen vehicles, and are not used for traffic enforcement. KLTV reported that data is deleted after 30 days. No commissioners court vote, approval date, signed contract value or term length is documented in any source. The county seat is Carthage.
Renewal date pending
The contract end date has not yet been confirmed from records.
The money
- Cameras: 19
- 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
- Texas Department of Motor Vehicles: Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority FY 2026 grant listing txdmv.gov
- KLTV: Panola County and Bullard PD join agencies using Flock Safety surveillance cameras (March 13, 2026) kltv.com
- KLTV: Some Panola County Flock Safety cameras temporarily moved to county roads (August 5, 2026) kltv.com
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. Operating agency: Panola County Sheriff's Office.
The network counts 19 cameras. The money: Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant awarded in 2025. The fiscal 2026 grant listing records 95,625 dollars to Panola County under a program named Flock LPR Camera Deployment, paid from the 1 dollar auto insurance policy fee created by Senate Bill 224 in 2023..
The agreement remains in force.
3 sources back this record; each is listed with its date under Sources. Last verified September 8, 2026. See the rest of Texas on the Texas hub, or browse the whole tracker.
Cite this record
Who Approved This, "Panola County, TX Flock Contract," whoapprovedthis.org, accessed October 10, 2026, https://whoapprovedthis.org/city/tx-panola-county/.
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- Camera locations near Panola County: DeFlock (external, crowdsourced)
- Agency transparency portal, if published: transparency.flocksafety.com; aggregated at Eyes on Flock