On April 28, 2026, the city administratively renewed the Flock Safety contract through an MVCPA grant — $693,334 in grant funds plus $138,666 in city tax dollars. An amendment requires EPPD to write the next grant application without naming Flock exclusively, meaning El Paso can now choose from other approved vendors. None of the underlying problems have been fixed. We are calling on council to hold EPPD accountable to the amendment and demand the accountability conditions El Paso's community deserves.
The April 28 renewal keeps the cameras running — but changes nothing about the underlying security failures, data access problems, or vendor accountability issues the city has never publicly addressed.
El Paso renewed a contract with a vendor that quietly removed data-sale prohibitions from its Terms of Service two months earlier. A vendor with 22 confirmed federal security vulnerabilities. A vendor whose cameras can be physically hacked in 30 seconds. A vendor whose audit logs go to ICE — not to El Paso PD.
The amendment requiring open vendor selection is meaningful — but only if residents and council hold EPPD to it. That requires pressure, public comment, and continued attention.
EPPD must write the next MVCPA grant application without naming Flock Safety exclusively. That creates a real path to a different — potentially locally governed — vendor. EPPD told council that if acceptable terms cannot be negotiated with Flock, a different Buy Board vendor will be chosen. That's a lever worth using.
Start with whichever feels easiest. All three together take less than 15 minutes.
You'll likely reach a staffer, not the representative directly. That's fine — staffers log every call. Be polite, be clear, and stick to the script.
Keep it focused. A clear, personal message is more effective than a long one.
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★ Reps. Limón and Canales voted for cancellation. Contact them to say thank you and ask them to keep pushing. Contact the other six to change their minds.
State your name and district. Say you are concerned about how the Flock renewal was handled and you want the accountability amendment enforced. Give one or two specific facts — the Android 8.1 operating system that can never be patched, the Harris County data access question, the deleted data-sale prohibition in the February 2026 Terms rewrite. End with a specific ask: "I am asking this council to hold EPPD to the open vendor selection amendment and require written accountability conditions before the next grant application is submitted." One person speaking clearly and calmly does more than ten people shouting.
The most powerful thing you can do after contacting your representative is tell someone else. Share this site. Tell your neighbors. Post it in your neighborhood group. The cameras are still running — and none of the accountability questions were answered before the April 28 renewal.
Send it to anyone who drives in El Paso. That's everyone. Every person who drives past a Flock camera is in this.
Post it. Say it. Put it in your neighborhood group. It's true, it's documented, and it's hard to argue with.
You have the right to speak. Here's how.
El Paso City Council meets most Tuesday mornings at City Hall, 300 N. Campbell. Any resident can speak during public comment — you do not need to be invited, you do not need to be an expert, and you do not need to give your address.
To sign up: Sign up by 9am the day of the meeting. Call the City Clerk at (915) 212-0049 or visit elpasotexas.gov/city-clerk
You get 3 minutes. Stick to the facts. Be respectful. End with a clear ask: "I am asking this council to vote against renewing the Flock Safety contract."
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Pro tip: Print and bring copies of our facts page to hand to council members and staff. A physical document in someone's hand is harder to ignore than a website.