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Texas pauses state funding for AI-powered Flock surveillance camerasTexas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to pause spending on Flock camera systems, the Texas Tribune reported on 28 August. The state has spent at least $30 million building a network, while Flock’s AI turns captured vehicle attributes into searchable records; the order is a funding pause, not a statewide ban.→Texas governor turns against AI data-centre backlashAbbott’s comments came as opposition to new data centres grows around electricity, water and grid pressures. Axios reported that the backlash is becoming a bipartisan political issue in a state that previously courted AI infrastructure.→