A Flock camera records drivers on the Texas 288 feeder road in Pearland on Aug. 23, 2026.

Credit: Texas Tribune / John Shapley At Gov. Greg Abbott's direction, the Texas Department of Transportation has stopped issuing permits allowing Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers to be installed along state roads.

The pause, confirmed Thursday by an agency spokesperson, does not affect cameras already installed along state rights-of-way, including more than 900 cameras operated by the Texas Department of Public Safety.