Flock camera debate continues

Let's talk about Flock cameras here in our area. So at the end of last week we told you that Precinct 4 Commissioner Leslie Briones she says that they're doing away with their 61 cameras, right? So we've got a couple of questions. Okay, so what are we going to be paying for here if you live in Precinct 4? But then we also have some more questions for the other precincts as well. What are their plan of actions here? Leslie Ellis Ford joining us now to dive in and answer some of those questions. So kind of what comes next here, Leslie? Yeah, so just like you, I'm going to start off with Precinct 4. So we reached out to Precinct 4 and Commissioner Leslie Briones. us that they spent 350k on Flock cameras including installation now she also said that residents concerns prompted her to act and now she wants county leaders and law enforcement to figure out a path forward so her office says that any review of contract payments or possible refunds will be handled by the county attorney's office and her office also referred questions about spending and active cameras to the office of county administration but she's not the only person that we heard from today or the only only office that we heard from today rather because we got a couple of the precincts. So what are they saying about this? So we're going to get to Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia. His office was unable to get back with us today. But I want to start with Precinct 1. So Precinct 1 Commissioner Ronnie Ellis says his office has never deployed Flock cameras and he supports Precinct 4's decision. He says residents deserve both public safety and privacy and the county has to protect both. Now Ellis also said he wants to prioritize alternative response teams, violence intervention and domestic violence prevention while working to protect privacy and civil rights. Now, moving on to Precinct 3, Commissioner Tom Ramsey. Commissioner Tom Ramsey's office says that it has 44 fixed license plate readers and spends $125,000 annually. Now, Precinct 3 says his contract was recently approved and the cameras remain active and paid for. And Commissioner Tom Ramsey also said his cameras will stay up and running and he trusts that law enforcement will establish guidelines and a path to move forward. Okay, now we got the Harris County Judge Lena Hidalgo. We all know she's not up for reelection again this year. This is a big election issue, believe it or not, flock cameras. Yes. But when it comes to Lena Hidalgo, I'm interested, what is her position on this policy? So one thing I can tell you is that there is going to be a discussion at Commissioner's Court this week about flock cameras. So we did reach out to her office, and her office tells us, and they wanted to remind us in the public, that she really pushed and led the discussion about flock cameras. And so they are expecting county agencies and departments to weigh in later this week. So we are hoping to hear from her more in an interview with her or even just at commissioner's court about her thoughts on flock cameras moving forward. All right, Leslie, thank you so much for that.