Sherman will stop using its 11 automated license plate reader cameras after the City Council voted unanimously Monday night to end its arrangement with Flock Group Inc.
The 7-0 vote, reported by KXII, approved Resolution No. 7682. It instructs the city manager to let the Flock agreement expire without renewal or extension, to take the devices down or disable them, and to bring any future license plate reader contract, renewal or amendment to the council for approval first.
What the city signed
According to the council packet, Sherman entered a master services agreement with Flock on or about Dec. 13, 2023, and amended it on or about Aug. 4, 2025. The cameras are leased. The agenda form lists no financial consideration and no staff recommendation, and it shows the item came from the City Council itself.
The background note calls the spread of the devices "an issue of national concern" and says any future deployment by the city could come only after the council directs it and holds a public hearing.
What council members said
Mayor Shawn Teamann told KXII that public outcry drove the unanimous vote, pointing to privacy and constitutional concerns raised in Sherman and around the country. He said the decision is not a statement about the council's trust in the police department.
Councilman Clay Barnett, who made the motion, said he did not like removing a tool police had been using, but he cited questions about what happens to the data once it leaves Sherman's hands.
