North Richland Hills, Texas, Requests $2.3 Million for Public Records on Flock Camera Usage

<p>As bipartisan concerns regarding Flock cameras increase, some cities are imposing significant fees for access to information about police departments' use of AI-enabled camera systems that monitor vehicle traffic. </p><p>On October 5, 2026, the Texas Tribune reported that officials in North Richland Hills, a suburb of Fort Worth, requested $2.3 million from the Texas Privacy Coalition to fulfill a public records request for data related to Flock cameras. City officials stated that processing the request would require searching through approximately one terabyte of communications regarding errors, misuse, and the effectiveness of the Flock system, estimating that this would take around 14 years of labor at a rate of $15 per hour.</p><p>Phil Mynona, who submitted the request under a pseudonym on behalf of the coalition, described the fee as “ludicrous” and suggested it was intended to hinder public records inquiries.</p>