ROBINSON, Texas (KWTX) - Residents packed Robinson City Hall on Tuesday night for a heated discussion over the city's use of controversial license plate-reading cameras.

The technology, developed by the company Flock Safety, has stirred controversy nationwide, with critics raising concerns about privacy violations and cases of misuse by law enforcement.

Robinson's police chief opened the discussion with a presentation highlighting how officers currently use the cameras to track stolen vehicles and solve local crimes, presenting specific examples of solved cases.