Summary
Texas City is slamming a massive $2 million price tag on public records about its police license plate cameras, basically locking everyday citizens out of seeing how they're being watched. If you want to know how your tax dollars and privacy are handling this high-tech surveillance, good luck affording the receipt.
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Impact analysis
It'll cost taxpayers a cool $2 million just to peek at documents that should already be open to the public.
City officials and the police department benefit by keeping their surveillance habits entirely out of the public eye.
Local residents, journalists, and privacy advocates get totally priced out of holding their local government accountable.
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