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Brownsville has 71 mapped plate readers. 64 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Oct 27, 2024 and Oct 14, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Brownsville: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 78520 has the most (28), then 78526 (13). Mounted on, where known: 5 on poles and 3 on traffic signals.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | May 22, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 22, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | May 23, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 8, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Oct 27, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west and south-southeast (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78520 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north and northeast (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Feb 8, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | May 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Direction not mapped | May 30, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jul 25, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-northwest (as mapped) | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 78526 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Oct 14, 2026 |
Near you: Flock cameras near me.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Brownsville
None of these say who runs them yet.
What the Flock cameras in Brownsville keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Not listed yet.
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Brownsville
EyesOnFlock lists no transparency portal for the Brownsville Police Department (Oct 14, 2026). It posts no sharing list, so who can search reads from its cameras is not stated. The sharing lists of 48 agencies name it, so it can search their reads.
Brownsville Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- Not stated
- Keeps each read for
- Not stated
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 48
No transparency portal listed, Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Brownsville
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Brownsville were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from October 27, 2024 to October 14, 2026. 62 of the 64 were first mapped in 2026, with 27 in July alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Brownsville
Flock cameras in Brownsville, TX: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Brownsville?
64 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Brownsville, TX, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Brownsville?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 78520 has the most (28).
Who runs the plate readers in Brownsville?
None of these plate readers say who runs them yet. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Texas law.
Which agencies around Brownsville use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Brownsville Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
60 of the 64 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each of those as a cone.
Know when cameras in Brownsville change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Brownsville, TX, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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