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August 2026

  1. Dallas approved $5.7 million in Flock cameras on a consent agenda. What the public record shows next.

    Dallas's official record puts the essential contract facts in one place. File 25-1606A is marked Approved, appeared on the May 28, 2025 agenda as a consent-agenda item, and authorized up to $5,738,414.61 for Flock automatic license plate reading camera services. The initial term runs from June 15, 2025 through June 14, 2028, with two one-year renewal options. That record does not state a final-action date or schedule another Dallas vote. It does show why agenda records matter: contract scope, price, term, renewal language, and decision status can be visible before or after a public body acts.

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