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"Over the past several years, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has quietly built out an expansive surveillance apparatus—one that’s increasingly powered by artificial intelligence. Many of these technology acquisitions have been made under the auspices of Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, an $11 billion program that has supercharged the state’s decades-long border militarization. 

The powerful and well-funded state police agency has not just expanded its existing surveillance capabilities, which include a fleet of spy planes, unmanned drones, and a network of wildlife game cameras that are deployed all across the borderlands of Texas, but it also is increasingly using AI-powered software to perform intelligence gathering. 

DPS records obtained and reviewed by the Texas Observer in recent months shed new light on the scope of the state police’s surveillance toolbox. The agency has spent millions acquiring an array of powerful—and controversial—artificial intelligence software tools that can mine billions of images to provide facial recognition, track vehicle locations from automatic license plate readers, monitor phone conversations of inmates in Texas prisons and jails, break into and search for data evidence from seized cell phones and computers, and even track cell phones without a warrant....

The Legislature has supported this expansion with ample new funding for DPS. Last session, the biennial budget gave DPS $22.2 million to acquire “Advanced Analytics & Threat Detection Software”; over $6 million for Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division (ICT) “technology projects”; and $17 million to expand its Operation Drawbridge network of surveillance cameras along the border."


https://www.texasobserver.org/

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5 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

 Many of these technology acquisitions have been made under the auspices of Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star, an $11 billion program that has supercharged the state’s decades-long border militarization. 

Is this to counter the casinos on the other side of our borders?

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3 minutes ago, Iceman said:

Is this to counter the casinos on the other side of our borders?

Say more on this thought… why this application? 

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When are Texas pre-teen girls going to be responsible to log their periods on Elon’s menstruation tracking app? 2026? Maybe they’ll RFP it and Zuck wins the bid. 

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24 minutes ago, YChang said:

Say more on this thought… why this application? 

Weak shot at humor towards protecting Texas from borders other than the south, as well as our idiotic gambling laws allegedly enacted to keep us "safe."

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2 minutes ago, Iceman said:

Weak shot at humor towards protecting Texas from borders other than the south, as well as our idiotic gambling laws allegedly enacted to keep us "safe."

Ah gotcha gotcha… doh!

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37 minutes ago, Iceman said:

Is this to counter the casinos on the other side of our borders?

As well borders with states where weed is legal

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2 hours ago, David Dennison said:

It's probably best to assume that if you're out of the house, someone or something is watching you.

 

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3 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

I've always wondered how that guy got Michael to sing backing vocals on that track. Probably the only reason it ever became a single.

Michael, Jermaine AND Randy Jackson (not that Randy Jackson).

Rockwell's dad was CEO of Motown Records, though they were supposedly estranged at the time. I'm assuming that opened a few doors for him. 

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9 hours ago, tx ind said:

As well borders with states where weed is legal

What if I told you that marijuana is legal, either recreational or medicinal, in ALL bordering states (and country)?

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7 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

I've always wondered how that guy got Michael to sing backing vocals on that track. Probably the only reason it ever became a single.

I remember MTV actually promoting who is Dad was at the time. 

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On 4/6/2025 at 11:46 AM, Ghost of NMAS said:

All that funding for the DPS and they still can’t get TDLs issued in a timely manner

All that funding and they let a bunch of kids die in a school while they waited outside listening to shots ring out. DPS can suck a fart out of my ass. Not at all surprised they're wasting millions on fascist gadgets. 

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On 4/6/2025 at 11:43 AM, Iceman said:

Weak shot at humor towards protecting Texas from borders other than the south, as well as our idiotic gambling laws allegedly enacted to keep us "safe."

But make sure to get your scratchers and powerballz when you go to the gas station. 

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On 4/6/2025 at 7:21 PM, CTC2 said:

I remember MTV actually promoting who is Dad was at the time. 

His brother went on to produce the classic 2010s LMFAO records

I got drunk with Evan Ross awhile back and he gave me the lowdown on that entire family dynamic

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