Most Flock cameras scan license plates, looking for cars associated with warrants, stolen vehicles, missing persons or other suspected crimes. With 21 cameras, the city has installed more Flock cameras than any other in McLennan County. Flock cameras are also heavily subsidized by state grants in Texas, chiefly through the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. Social media posts about damaged Flock cameras, as well as comedic instructionals on how to disable them, have gone viral. Now, Flock cameras are being hacked, smashed and blinded across Texas, with reports of similar incidents surging throughout the country.