After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

After Bandera, Texas voted 3-2 to terminate its Flock contract following months of resident pushback, dissenting councilmember Jeff Flowers retaliated with a sarcastic proposal to ban all cell phones, GPS devices, internet services, and cameras within city limits. The 'Bandera Declaration of Digital Independence' became a viral example of how surveillance proponents respond to grassroots privacy organizing.