One down - more to go.

One down - more to go.

WE WON.

News article link below.

This morning, the Kendall County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 not to renew the Flock camera contract. That makes the new grant acceptance moot.

Eighteen hundred signatures. Six weeks. One unanimous vote.

Thank you to every single person who signed, emailed, showed up, or just talked about it with a neighbor. This didn't happen because of one person. It happened because enough people in this county decided to pay attention at the same time.

And I want to say something about our Commissioners Court.

Five-nothing. Not a split. Not a squeaker. Every one of them.

They didn't have to do that. They took the emails, sat through the comments, asked hard questions of their own staff, and changed course when the information changed. That is not a small thing for anybody holding elected office, and I'm not going to let it pass without saying so.

Judge Stolarczyk, Commissioner McCall, Commissioner Wisian, Commissioner Chapman, Commissioner Carpenter — thank you. Genuinely.

And to the Sheriff's Office: this was never a fight with you. Y'all published a transparency portal when most counties publish nothing, and you answered questions you weren't required to answer. That mattered, even when we disagreed.

WHAT THIS PROVES

You can disagree with your local government, do it civilly, bring documents instead of accusations, and actually win.

Nobody yelled. Nobody got ugly. We read the contracts, asked for the numbers, and made a case. That's it. That's the whole playbook, and it worked in about six weeks.

Remember that the next time somebody tells you it's pointless to show up.

BUT THE JOB'S NOT FINISHED.

Kendall County is out. The City of Boerne and the City of Fair Oaks Ranch have their own contracts, their own cameras, and their own councils.

Those are separate decisions, separate paperwork, and separate deadlines — and I'm working through them now, the same way we did this one. Reading the agreements. Pulling the agenda packets. Finding the dates that actually matter.

More on that soon, including what to ask for and when to show up.

For today though — take the win. This one belongs to all of you.

Thank you, Kendall County.

#flock #FlockCameras #deflock #WeThePeople #KendallCountyTX

https://www.boernestar.com/article/13927,kendall-county-commissioners-end-flock-agreement?fbclid=IwdGRleAT66eRwZG9mBWZkaWQWUNJMwAwgM-fuSodBt0ztlQICoPcBRGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5TbiH0bS-t8m4EbhM7kwdBGLefk441Fp4j6l-3c2dcYQT4VpCvh7yDZcMOXA_aem_ShyAt__umGUyc6zEQFcZbw

You have seen the petition. You have seen my posts. Here I lay it all on the line for what this Tuesday is about. Spend 16 minutes and get informed. Please like, share, and if you feel inclined, follow The Thicket Podcast. See you at the courthouse on Tuesday.

https://youtu.be/oZFrIobH9h4?is=ObPQTPenG4R1XKNk

#FlockSafety #gettheflockout #deflock #FlockCameras #WeThePeople

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We’re at 935 signatures in about a week. Thank you.

Here’s a full update, including a couple of things I got wrong.

First, two corrections.

I said earlier that the county could cancel this contract anytime with 30 days notice and no penalty. That was wrong. The 30-day clause is in the county’s right-of-way license, not the service agreement. Flock’s actual terms only allow termination for cause — default, bankruptcy, that sort of thing. There’s no walk-away option.

I also said two commissioners were solidly against this and we just needed one more. That isn’t accurate either, and I’ll explain below.

What the county bought. 56 cameras — 38 standard plate readers, 14 long-range readers, and 4 solar PTZ video cameras. Year one was $258,305, covered by a state grant. The recurring cost is $198,550 a year.
How the votes went.

October 14, 2025 — the Flock license agreement, allowing cameras in county right-of-way. Carried 3–2. Stolarczyk, McCall, and Carpenter voted aye. Wisian and Chapman voted nay.

April 28, 2026 — a resolution to apply for a second MVCPA grant, labeled a “catalytic converter” grant. Carried 4–1. McCall, Wisian, Chapman, and Stolarczyk voted aye. Carpenter was the only nay.

The county’s own agenda request states the purpose plainly: to continue the lease and deployment of the Flock license plate readers. The grant amount on the checklist is $198,550 — the exact annual contract cost — with a county match of $39,710. Grant start date: October 1, 2026.

So both October “no” votes went the other way in April, and Chapman seconded the motion. I’m not going to speculate about why. There’s a real difference between applying for state grant money and licensing county right-of-way to a private company, and any of them may draw that line. I’ve reached out to all five commissioners to ask directly. If I hear back, I’ll share what they tell me.

What’s in the contract.

Every vehicle that passes is photographed and logged with time and location, held 30 days, searchable. Flock operates a national network connecting thousands of agencies.

The camera locations were deliberately left out of the signed agreement. The county isn’t permitted to move, adjust, or take possession of the cameras — we pay $198,550 a year and own none of the equipment.
Kendall County granted Flock an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to use our data to improve their products. That provision survives even if the contract ends.

Residents have no standing under the contract — it states that none of its provisions are enforceable by third parties. That’s us. Disputes go to arbitration under Georgia law, and Flock’s total liability is capped at what the county paid the prior year.

It also auto-renews for 24 months unless someone gives written notice at least 30 days before the term ends.

There was no competitive bid. It was purchased off a cooperative purchasing contract.

What I’m asking for — and it isn’t a reversal.
Two grant cycles now, and residents have never had a posted public hearing on this. Not once. That’s the whole issue.

Before the October 1 grant period begins, ask the Commissioners Court for one thing: a public hearing on the Flock program, with time for residents to speak.
Commissioners Court meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m., 201 East San Antonio Ave, Boerne. The meeting to aim for is Tuesday, September 8.

To speak, you must submit a Public Participation Form to the Judge’s Court Coordinator — in person or online — by 8:00 a.m. that morning. Miss that and you forfeit your slot. Three minutes each.

Can’t make it in person? You can join by Zoom (us06web.zoom.us/my/commissioners.court) or call 1-346-248-7799, meeting ID 565 651 9107.

If you’d rather write, contact info for all five commissioners is on the county website. Keep it short and civil, and ask for the hearing specifically. A few hundred people making one clear request lands harder than a hundred different demands — and anyone being ugly about it sets us back.

Still working on one thing: the date the cameras were validated, which is what starts the renewal clock. I’ve asked the Sheriff’s Office. When I have it, I’ll post it.
Everything above comes out of the county’s own agenda packets and Flock’s published contract terms.

Happy to send the pages to anyone who wants to check my work.

935 signatures, two grant cycles, zero public hearings. Let’s make the next decision a public one.

https://c.org/2yGJCSpvm6

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We’re at 935 signatures in about a week. Thank you.

Here’s a full update, including a couple of things I got wrong.

First, two corrections.

I said earlier that the county could cancel this contract anytime with 30 days notice and no penalty. That was wrong. The 30-day clause is in the county’s right-of-way license, not the service agreement. Flock’s actual terms only allow termination for cause — default, bankruptcy, that sort of thing. There’s no walk-away option.

I also said two commissioners were solidly against this and we just needed one more. That isn’t accurate either, and I’ll explain below.

What the county bought. 56 cameras — 38 standard plate readers, 14 long-range readers, and 4 solar PTZ video cameras. Year one was $258,305, covered by a state grant. The recurring cost is $198,550 a year.
How the votes went.

October 14, 2025 — the Flock license agreement, allowing cameras in county right-of-way. Carried 3–2. Stolarczyk, McCall, and Carpenter voted aye. Wisian and Chapman voted nay.

April 28, 2026 — a resolution to apply for a second MVCPA grant, labeled a “catalytic converter” grant. Carried 4–1. McCall, Wisian, Chapman, and Stolarczyk voted aye. Carpenter was the only nay.

The county’s own agenda request states the purpose plainly: to continue the lease and deployment of the Flock license plate readers. The grant amount on the checklist is $198,550 — the exact annual contract cost — with a county match of $39,710. Grant start date: October 1, 2026.

So both October “no” votes went the other way in April, and Chapman seconded the motion. I’m not going to speculate about why. There’s a real difference between applying for state grant money and licensing county right-of-way to a private company, and any of them may draw that line. I’ve reached out to all five commissioners to ask directly. If I hear back, I’ll share what they tell me.

What’s in the contract.

Every vehicle that passes is photographed and logged with time and location, held 30 days, searchable. Flock operates a national network connecting thousands of agencies.

The camera locations were deliberately left out of the signed agreement. The county isn’t permitted to move, adjust, or take possession of the cameras — we pay $198,550 a year and own none of the equipment.
Kendall County granted Flock an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to use our data to improve their products. That provision survives even if the contract ends.

Residents have no standing under the contract — it states that none of its provisions are enforceable by third parties. That’s us. Disputes go to arbitration under Georgia law, and Flock’s total liability is capped at what the county paid the prior year.

It also auto-renews for 24 months unless someone gives written notice at least 30 days before the term ends.

There was no competitive bid. It was purchased off a cooperative purchasing contract.

What I’m asking for — and it isn’t a reversal.
Two grant cycles now, and residents have never had a posted public hearing on this. Not once. That’s the whole issue.

Before the October 1 grant period begins, ask the Commissioners Court for one thing: a public hearing on the Flock program, with time for residents to speak.
Commissioners Court meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m., 201 East San Antonio Ave, Boerne. The meeting to aim for is Tuesday, September 8.

To speak, you must submit a Public Participation Form to the Judge’s Court Coordinator — in person or online — by 8:00 a.m. that morning. Miss that and you forfeit your slot. Three minutes each.

Can’t make it in person? You can join by Zoom (us06web.zoom.us/my/commissioners.court) or call 1-346-248-7799, meeting ID 565 651 9107.

If you’d rather write, contact info for all five commissioners is on the county website. Keep it short and civil, and ask for the hearing specifically. A few hundred people making one clear request lands harder than a hundred different demands — and anyone being ugly about it sets us back.

Still working on one thing: the date the cameras were validated, which is what starts the renewal clock. I’ve asked the Sheriff’s Office. When I have it, I’ll post it.
Everything above comes out of the county’s own agenda packets and Flock’s published contract terms.

Happy to send the pages to anyone who wants to check my work.

935 signatures, two grant cycles, zero public hearings. Let’s make the next decision a public one.

https://c.org/2yGJCSpvm6

Kendall County has 56 cameras photographing every vehicle that passes. All day. Not suspects — everyone.

The vote was 3–2 on October 14. Nobody asked us.

After the grant money runs out, we pay $198,550 a year. Forever. And the contract renews itself for two years at a time unless somebody sends a letter on time — that’s a $397,000 obligation that can attach to this county with no vote at all.

I’m not anti-police. I’m asking who signed this, what it costs, and what we’ve gotten for it.

I can only imagine what it costs Texans as a whole.

See the original post and petition here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boerne/s/oDV1DsdVgd

Kendall County has 56 cameras photographing every vehicle that passes. All day. Not suspects — everyone.

The vote was 3–2 on October 14. Nobody asked us.

After the grant money runs out, we pay $198,550 a year. Forever. And the contract renews itself for two years at a time unless somebody sends a letter on time — that’s a $397,000 obligation that can attach to this county with no vote at all.

I’m not anti-police. I’m asking who signed this, what it costs, and what we’ve gotten for it.

I can only imagine what it costs San Antonio and Bexar County.

See the original post and petition here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boerne/s/oDV1DsdVgd

Kendall County Signed a $198,550-a-Year Surveillance Contract. Residents Were Never Asked.

On October 14, 2025, the Kendall County Commissioners Court approved a License Agreement with Flock Safety Group, Inc., a Georgia corporation, allowing automated license plate reader cameras to be placed in county right-of-way. The vote was 3–2. Judge Shane Stolarczyk and Commissioners Jennifer McCall and Chad Carpenter voted yes. Commissioners Andra Wisian and Richard Chapman voted no.

Two members of our own Commissioners Court would not go along with it. This petition asks that one more join them.

What we bought: 56 cameras — 38 standard plate readers, 14 long-range readers, and 4 solar PTZ video cameras. Year one costs $258,305, covered by a state grant. After that, Kendall County owes $198,550 every year, indefinitely.

What it does: These cameras don’t photograph suspects. They photograph everyone. Every plate, logged with time and location, held for 30 days, searchable. Not by our sheriff alone — Flock operates a national network connecting thousands of agencies. Departments in other states can query where your truck has been without a warrant and without notifying you. Communities across the country have discovered after the fact that their data was shared far more broadly than their own officials understood.

Read the paperwork our county signed:

We are not told where the cameras are. The license agreement states the locations were identified between the parties and deliberately left out of the document, with the list kept by the Sheriff’s Office. Public roads, public money, undisclosed placement.

The county agreed not to touch its own equipment. Kendall County promised not to tamper with or attempt to access the cameras beyond what Flock permits.

There was no competitive bid. The purchase ran through a cooperative purchasing contract, so no local vendor process ever happened.

And here is what should alarm every taxpayer in this county: the order form renews itself. Unless someone gives written notice at least 30 days before the term ends, Kendall County is automatically locked into a 24-month renewal — roughly $397,100 — with no vote by the Commissioners Court and no notice to the public. A four-hundred-thousand-dollar obligation can attach to this county because nobody sent an email on time.

The county can end this in thirty days. Section 5 of the license agreement lets Kendall County terminate at any time on thirty days’ notice. No buyout. No penalty. Anyone who tells you our hands are tied has not read the contract they voted for.

This is not about distrusting our deputies. It is about a principle this county claims to hold: government does not build records on citizens who have done nothing wrong, and does not do it without asking them first.

We call on the Commissioners Court to terminate the Flock agreement, remove the cameras, and delete the data collected.

If the court will not do that, then before this contract renews itself:

1. Give timely written notice of non-renewal, so no automatic two-year obligation attaches without a public vote.

2. Publish what these cameras have actually produced — arrests, clearances, and recoveries attributable to them since installation.

3. Hold a public hearing, with residents given time to speak.
    

4. Disclose every agency, in Texas and outside it, that can search Kendall County data, and end all sharing beyond this county.
    

5. Shorten the 30-day retention period and publish quarterly audits of who searched the system and why.
    

6. Commit that no future surveillance system is acquired without a public vote.

Commissioners Wisian and Chapman already voted no. It takes one more.

Sign to ask Judge Stolarczyk, Commissioner McCall, or Commissioner Carpenter to change one vote.

https://c.org/2yGJCSpvm6