Why This Petition
Council already said no
On August 13, 2026, Conroe City Council voted to block a resident-led
referendum on the Flock program from reaching the ballot, denying
voters a direct say on a surveillance program they were never told
about when it started.
The program has been running since 2021, starting with a 19-camera
pilot. Council approved the current five-year contract in September
2024: 52 cameras, $130,000 a year, $650,000 total, running through
2029, all without a single resident vote of any kind.
A citizen advisory committee to study the program was proposed and
then tabled indefinitely at the same July 23, 2026 meeting it was
introduced. No oversight committee was ever formed. The contract
continued uninterrupted.
If council won't let residents vote on it, residents can force the
question onto the ballot themselves. That's what this petition does.
What this does and doesn't cover
This petition targets the City of Conroe's Flock
contract and program specifically. It does not affect Flock cameras
operated by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in unincorporated
areas outside city limits. That's a separate agency under separate
authority, with its own accountability path. If you live in an area
that feels like "Conroe" but is actually unincorporated county, this
petition's referendum won't change what MCSO does. Check your address
below to see which applies to you.
Want to understand how Flock's camera network works more broadly,
beyond Conroe? deflock.org
is an independent resource worth a look. We're not affiliated with
it, but it's a good reference.