AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a 6-1 vote Thursday, the city council of Lockhart, Texas, voted against a plan to purchase and set up seven AI-powered cameras in the city for use as license plate readers.

The proposal was for the city to enter a contract with Flock Safety for the cameras.

Lockhart Mayor Lew White said at Thursday night's meeting that the city council has "had a long discussion" about the cameras.

"We've heard comments from many concerned citizens," White said. "We've had a lot of comments about things going on in other communities ... [we] could do some research and see what's actually going on about what their experiences are. Might give us some better information about this decision."

Lockhart Councilmember John Castillo motioned for a vote to reject the proposal due to the negat

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