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Red-light camera backlash brewing

Following up on the Texas Tribune's publication of statewide red-light camera revenues, the Writer Theodore Kim at the Dallas News has a pair of notable stories (thanks to the reader who notified me) on the growing public backlash against red-light cameras, highlighted most recently by a plebiscite in College Station to take them down.Red light cameras spark debate in Texas citiesRed light camera companies a lobbying force in AustinA grassroots backlash against the cameras is growing, says the News:In Texas, College Station voters last fall forced their city to take down its cameras. Houston opponents say they have enough petition signatures to put the cameras to a vote this fall. And the Texas House of Representatives last year passed a measure that would have phased out the cameras...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 05, 2010 (boomark / email).