Public record / New Braunfels
A source-linked chronology of New Braunfels’ ALPR program: authorizations, grant applications, contracts, policy and public review.
Read oldest to newest. An approved grant application is not proof that a grant was awarded, and a staff recommendation is not a Council vote. This is an evolving record; we cannot yet claim every decision is documented.
Source register & evidence ↗Showing 16 records.
Council approved a $171,906 purchase through John Wright and Associates for fixed and pole-mounted Leonardo/Selex readers. This predates the later Flock program; do not label every early reader a Flock camera.
Approved / Pass in the official action history on January 10, 2022.
City Council file 21-1374 ↗Council approved an MOU allowing NBPD to join the Houston HIDTA license-plate-reader database. This establishes a historical authorization, not the membership or sharing settings in effect today.
Approved / Pass on April 25, 2022, confirmed by official matter history 79738.
City Council file 22-442; official Legistar API ↗Council approved an agreement with TxDOT for ALPR placement in state highway rights-of-way. The accompanying resolution identifies I-35 near Kohlenberg Road and Schwab Road.
Approved / Pass in official action history on March 13, 2023; blank final-action field does not negate that recorded action.
City Council file 23-240 ↗The application requested $686,748 for two officers and plate-reader purchase and installation. Of that request, $267,582 was allocated to readers. This vote authorized a grant application; it was not itself a grant award.
Approved / Pass in the official action history on March 25, 2024.
City Council file 24-413 ↗A later City staff report says MVCPA approved $913,399 after negotiations, covering personnel, equipment, and other eligible program costs. This total is broader than camera spending.
City-reported award date and amount; the underlying state award letter was not independently reviewed.
City Council file 24-872, staff report ↗Council approved the FY2024 grant-fund amendment and two grant-funded police vehicles with upfitting. This implemented the broader catalytic-converter grant program, which included plate readers.
Consent item E approved unanimously; only items G, H, and I were removed from the consent vote.
July 8, 2024 final minutes, consent item E; file 24-872 ↗Council approved an administrative amendment changing the stated grant purpose from motor-vehicle burglary and theft to catalytic-converter theft. It did not create a new camera purchase by itself.
Approved unanimously in official action-history text on August 12, 2024.
City Council file 24-1024; official Legistar API ↗Council approved a one-year, $248,450 Insight Public Sector contract for readers and surveillance cameras using MVCPA funds. The staff report said the City was not obligated to continue after the initial term.
Approved unanimously through the consent agenda. Minutes confirm October 14, despite a later staff narrative referring to October 7.
October 14, 2024 final minutes, consent item E; file 24-1179 ↗The FY2025 MVCPA application sought continued support for officers, fixed and mobile readers, surveillance cameras, and program expenses. The staff report described a 20% City match if awarded.
Approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda, excluding only item F. Grant award is a separate event.
November 12, 2024 final minutes, consent item J; file 24-1440 ↗Council approved the Levy Company sitework contract for three City-owned fixed readers on I-35. The staff report placed the work at $138,790, reimbursable through the FY2024 grant.
Approved unanimously through the consent agenda. Approval establishes the contract authorization, not an independently verified installation date.
November 12, 2024 final minutes, consent item K; file 24-1441 ↗Council ratified an application seeking continued grant support for officers, reader and camera contracts, forensic imaging, and program costs. The listed application amount was $526,468; camera spending was only part of it.
Approved / Pass on May 27, 2025. This was application authorization, not proof of award or an executed camera renewal.
City Council file 25-647 ↗During the proposed-budget discussion, staff described grant support for two street-crimes officers, recurring plate-reader costs, and a crime analyst. The disclosure was part of a broader budget item.
Presentation only. Oral content is drawn from the documented July 25, 2026 TPC review of this official recording; no separate ALPR approval is inferred.
Official council recording, item 25-986, about 27:01; prior TPC recording review ↗During NBPD’s annual report, the chief described installed and planned readers, an audit review, sharing controls, and a planned public policy page. Those statements describe conditions reported then, not verified current settings.
Presentation only. Prior TPC review verifies the discussion; underlying audit and current configurations remain separate evidence gaps.
Official council recording, item 26-287, about 1:00:44; prior TPC recording review ↗The proposed grant scope included reader and covert-camera subscriptions, personnel, and initial real-time crime-center software integrated with readers. Authorization to apply does not establish that the crime center was implemented.
Approved / Pass on April 27, 2026. Award, procurement, deployment, and final spending were not established by this vote.
City Council file 26-480 ↗Policy 3.06 establishes access rules, hotlists, local general-read retention, outside-agency sharing procedures, and auditing requirements. It is a departmental policy, not a City Council surveillance ordinance.
Approved and effective June 4, 2026 according to the policy cover page; not a council enactment or verified webpage publication date.
NBPD Policy 3.06, dated June 4, 2026 ↗Staff presented the ALPR program and recommended continued operation with safeguards. The written item describes monthly internal and quarterly external audits. A staff recommendation is not an adopted ordinance or recorded approval.
Presentation listed; minutes were still draft and finalized action data unavailable when checked October 10, 2026.
City Council file 26-1009 and September 30 meeting record ↗