clearview ai in houston
Did the Houston Police Department or the Houston METRO use Clearview AI to scan the face of a protestor per the request of the Israeli Consulate in Houston?
According to records obtained via public records requests, the Metro Transit Agency in Houston has had a contract with Clearview AI since at least July 2024.
According to other records obtained via public records requests, the METRO has three employees with user accounts for the use of Clearview AI.
One of the users, Bryan Morales, received an email on May 30, 2024 from Kimberly Perales, a person with Houston Police Department email address, with the subject line:
“Fwd: assistance request ,consulate of Israel in Houston .”
The date of this email pre-dates when it appears that METRO began using Clearview AI.
We also obtained an audit log of Clearview AI searches performed by METRO employees which include dates as early as April 12, 2024.
Additionally, Bryan Morales performed a Clearview AI search on April 28, 2025 where he provided the following title for the search:
“Katy hamas symphatizer intel”
We have requested the email sent by Kimberly Perales to Bryan Morales on May 30, 2025, among other documents, but the METRO and Houston Police Department are both dragging their feet on releasing records.
What are these agencies hiding?
