Dan Katz
speaker
62 appearances
8 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2025
last heard 30 Aug
Dan Katz’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
Trend
recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 7 in all, peaking in Dec 2025 with 3.
Appearances
Slot cameras photograph license plates and collect vehicle information that police can search during investigations.
Departments can also share access with other agencies, extending the searches beyond a single jurisdiction.
Abbott says Texas is tightening oversight after allegations of misuse.
His directive bars state agencies from paying for additional cameras.
A Texas Tribune investigation found a state agency has helped state and local law enforcement install at least.
3,200 flock cameras since 2023.
The Tribune says at least $30 million has gone towards expanding the network.
Through grants funded in part by a $1 fee on Texans auto insurance policies.
Flock says the technology helps police investigate crimes, recover stolen vehicles, and find missing people, and says it has added new privacy safeguards.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Katz.
Slot cameras photograph license plates and collect vehicle information that police can search during investigations.
Departments can also share access with other agencies, extending the searches beyond a single jurisdiction.
Abbott says Texas is tightening oversight after allegations of misuse.
His directive bars state agencies from paying for additional cameras.
A Texas Tribune investigation found a state agency has helped state and local law enforcement install at least.
3,200 flock cameras since 2023.
The Tribune says at least $30 million has gone towards expanding the network.
Through grants funded in part by a one dollar fee on Texans auto insurance policies.
Flock says the technology helps police investigate crimes, recover stolen vehicles, and find missing people, and says it has added new privacy safeguards.
For MPR News, I'm Dan Katz.
Showing 1–20 of 62 · page 1 of 4
Next →