03/08/2026
CITY OF JOAQUIN APPROVES PLAN FOR 160+ FLOCK CAMERAS, SAYS NOWHERE WILL BE SAFE... EXCEPT NUWAY
JOAQUIN, Texas — In what city leaders are calling a "proactive approach to public safety," Joaquin officials reportedly approved plans during a closed door meeting early this morning to install 160+ Flock license plate recognition cameras throughout the city.
While officials say final locations are still being determined, they confirmed the cameras will blanket virtually every entrance and exit into town, along with high traffic areas including Brookshire's, Dollar General Market, the Travel Stop, and anywhere else a vehicle can be reasonably expected to travel.
"Our goal is simple," one city official allegedly told AE Radio reporters. "If your car enters Joaquin, we'd like to know about it before you do."
According to preliminary plans, residents can expect cameras approximately every 37 feet, with overlapping coverage ensuring no license plate escapes government appreciation.
One source close to the administration did admit there is one notable exception.
"The only place we really don't care about tracking is NuWay. That place is sketchy."
Officials declined to elaborate on why the convenience store appeared to have been designated a camera free zone, although several anonymous employees reportedly responded, "Honestly... that's probably for the best."
City engineers are also considering placing cameras inside other cameras to ensure every camera is being properly monitored by another camera.
The proposed system would reportedly alert city officials to dangerous criminal activity such as:
Driving through town twice in one afternoon.
Purchasing two gallons of milk from different stores.
Looking confused at a two way stop.
Returning a borrowed trailer without first posting about it on Facebook.
Residents attending the meeting reportedly expressed concern over privacy.
Officials quickly reassured them.
"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about."
Installation is expected to begin as soon as the city figures out where to find 160 places to mount cameras in a town with fewer intersections than a Buc-ee's parking lot.
