More traffic cameras that read license plates are coming to Brazos County

This podcast contains comments from the March 10, 2026 Bryan city council meeting and a portion of a March 13, 2026 interview on WTAW's The Infomaniacs with College Station deputy city manager Jeff Capps.Traffic cameras that read license plates have and continued to be installed along state highways around Brazos County.The Bryan city council at its March regular meeting unanimously approved adding cameras after police chief Dean Swartzlander fielded council questions and comments about how the cameras are used by the department.Click HERE to read and download background information about traffic cameras reading license plates from the March 10, 2026 Bryan city council meeting.Click HERE to read and download the resolution approved by the Bryan council at its March 10, 2026 meeting.Click HERE to read and download the amended agreement approved at the March 10, 2026 Bryan council meeting.The subject of cameras that read license plates was also brought up during a visit by College Station deputy city manager and former police chief Jeff Capps on WTAW's The Infomaniacs.Capps brought up the department's policies regarding data privacy and how the technology helps CSPD find criminals, particularly those who live out of town.The cameras that read license plates have also been deployed by the Brazos County sheriff's office.