“Houston’s police chief is suggesting putting surveillance cameras in apartment complexes, downtown streets and even private homes. Chief Harold Hurtt today said it’s another way of combatting crime amid a shortage of officers. … Scott Henson with the American Civil Liberties Union calls Hurtt’s proposal to require surveillance cameras as part of some building permits — ‘radical and extreme.’ Houston Mayor Bill White hasn’t talked with Hurtt about his idea, but sees it as more of a ‘brainstorm’ than a ‘decision.’” (02/16/06)