Parker County

What to Know:

• Parker County commissioners approved using seized asset funds to buy Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, which the sheriff’s office says will help investigations and case-solving.
• The cameras do not track speed, but they do capture plate data and use artificial intelligence to log vehicle details such as make, model, color, stickers and temporary plates.
• Flock’s tools are spreading quickly among law enforcement agencies, even as critics raise concerns about surveillance, data sharing and legal scrutiny.

The commissioners court discussed replacing voting iPads, which will cost at least $128,000, and purchasing additional voting machines.