(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Democrats in the Texas Senate have proposed legislation to ban state agency grants that enabled law enforcement to erect thousands of Flock surveillance cameras along state roadways.

The bill - among four filed this week that seek to ban or limit use of the cameras - would block the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority from offering financial assistance for roadside automated license plate readers.

In 2023, a bill by Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, added a $1 annual fee to Texans' auto insurance policies to fund programs combating catalytic converter theft, a growing problem at the time.