Texas Encrypted Agencies

24 Police Departments

5 Sheriff Offices

0 Fire Departments

0 EMS Agencies

Fully Encrypted 73 agencies (50%)

Partially Encrypted 72 agencies (50%)

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83 Verified Agencies

57%

24 Discovered via RadioReference

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322 Documented Talkgroups

114 encrypted 9 mixed Browse →

Agency Name	County	Type	Encryption	Scope
Bexar County Sheriff's Office	Bexer	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Brazos County Sheriff	Brazos	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Abilene ✓	Taylor	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Addison	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Allen	Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Alton ✓	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Alvin	Brazoria	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of Amarillo ✓	Potter	Other	P25 ADP	Partially Encrypted
City of Anna	Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Arlington ✓	Tarrant	Other	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
City of Bellaire ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Brownsville	Cameron	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Bryan ✓	Brazos	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Burleson ✓	Fort Worth	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Carrolton	Denton	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Celina	Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Cleburne ✓	Johnson	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of College Station ✓	Brazos	University	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Combes	Cameron	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Columbus	Colorado	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Conroe ✓	Montgomery	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Coppell	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Crowley ✓	Fort Worth	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Dalworthington Gardens ✓	Tarrant	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Deer Park ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of Donna	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Eagle Lake	Colorado	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of El Campo ✓	Wharton	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of El Paso ✓	El Paso	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Grand Prairie ✓	Tarrant	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Fairview	Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Farmers Branch	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Fort Worth ✓	Tarrant	Military	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Frisco	Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
City of Flower Mound ✓	Denton	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Friendsswood ✓	Galveston	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Garland ✓	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Galveston ✓	Galveston	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Georgetown	Williamson	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Partially Encrypted
City of Grand Prairie ✓	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Harlington ✓	Cameron	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Houston ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of Humble ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Hutto ✓	Williamson	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
City of Irving ✓	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Jersey Village	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Josephine	Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Katy	Colorado	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Kerrville ✓	Kerr	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
City of Ingram	Kerr	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of La Feria ✓	Cameron	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of LaMarque	Galveston	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of La Porte ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Laredo ✓	Webb	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
City of Leander ✓	Williamson	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
City of Lewisvile	Denton	Other	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
City of Longview ✓	Gregg	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of Los Fresnos ✓	Cameron	Other	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
City of Lubbock ✓	Lubbock	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of McAllen ✓	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of McKinney ✓	Collin	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
City of Mesquite ✓	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Midland ✓	Midland	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of Montgomery ✓	Montgomery	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Mount Pleasant	Titus	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of Murphy	Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Navosta	Grimes	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of New Braunfels ✓	Comal	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Odessa ✓	Ector	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Fully Encrypted
City of Palmview ✓	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Plano ✓	Colin, Denton	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Pantego ✓	Tarrant	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Pasadena	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
City of Patton Village ✓	Montgomery	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Pearland	Brazoria	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of Penitas ✓	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Pharr ✓	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Richardson ✓	Dallas Colin	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Rowlett ✓	Dallas	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Sachse ✓	Police TAC 1 only	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of San Angelo ✓	Tom Green	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of San Antonio	Bexer	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of San Benito ✓	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of San Marcos ✓	Hays	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Schertz	Guadalupe, Bexar, and Comal	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Seabrook ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Sealy	Austin	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Shenandoah ✓	Montgomery	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Southside Place	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Spring Valley ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
City of Taylor	Williamson	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Partially Encrypted
City of Texarkana ✓	Bowie	Other	P25 DES-OFB	Tactical Only
City of Victoria ✓	Victoria	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Waco	McLennan	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Weimar	Colorado	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
City of Webster ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
City of West University Place ✓	Harris	University	P25 AES	Fully Encrypted
City of Weslaco ✓	Hidalgo	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Wharton ✓	Wharton	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Willis ✓	Montgomery	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Wichita Falls ✓	Wichita	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
City of Wylie	Dallas, Rockwall	Other	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport ✓	Tarrant	Airport	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force ✓	Statewide	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Harris County District Attorney	Harris	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Harris County Schools ✓	Harris	School	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Harris County Sheriff	Harris	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Harris County - Cypress Creek Communications Center	Harris	Sheriff	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Harris County Transit Authority	Harris	Transit	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Hedwig Village	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Houston Airport System	Harris	Airport	P25 AES-256	Specific Channels
Houston Community College	Harris	University	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Houston High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area ✓	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Lone Star College ✓	Harris	University	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Memorial Village	Harris	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Rice University ✓	Harris	University	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Sheppard Air Force Base	Wichita	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
South Texas Community College	Hidalgo	University	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Statewide	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Texas Anti Gang	Statewide	Other	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
University of Texas Houston ✓	Harris	University	P25 AES-256	Tactical Only
Schertz Township Police NEW	Bexar	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Irving Police ✓ NEW	Dallas	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Grand Prairie Police NEW	Dallas	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Hutchins Township Police NEW	Dallas	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Sachse Township Police ✓ NEW	Dallas	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Rowlett Township Police ✓ NEW	Dallas	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Garland Township Police NEW	Dallas	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Schertz Township Police NEW	Guadalupe	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Katy Township Police NEW	Harris	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Webster Township Police NEW	Harris	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Humble Township Police NEW	Harris	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Humbleisd Township Police NEW	Harris	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Henderson Township Police NEW	Henderson	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Hidalgo Township Police ✓ NEW	Hidalgo	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Hills Township Police NEW	Hill	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Kerrville Township Police ✓ NEW	Kerr	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Kerrvill Township Police ✓ NEW	Kerr	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Burleson Police ✓ NEW	Tarrant	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Forest Hill Police ✓ NEW	Tarrant	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Everman Township Police ✓ NEW	Tarrant	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Arlington Police ✓ NEW	Tarrant	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted
Wharton Township Police NEW	Wharton	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Round Rock Police NEW	Williamson	Police	P25 AES-256	Partially Encrypted
Leander Township Police ✓ NEW	Williamson	Police	P25 AES-256	Fully Encrypted

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public safety agencies in Texas are encrypted?

145 agencies in Texas are documented as encrypted: 73 (50%) fully encrypted and 72 with partial encryption. See the full table below for specific agencies.

Which Texas agencies have verified encryption data?

83 of the 145 agencies listed here (57%) have been checked directly against the RadioReference API, covering 322 documented talkgroups. The rest are sourced from the community-maintained RadioReference Wiki and may be less current.

Which county in Texas has the most encrypted agencies?

Harris County leads Texas with 29 encrypted agencies (38% fully encrypted). Browse the county list below to see how your area compares.

Can I still monitor police scanners anywhere in Texas?

Yes. 72 agencies in Texas have only partial encryption, and fire/EMS channels frequently stay open even in counties where police departments have gone dark. Use the filters below to find what's still accessible.

Can Texas residents get an encryption decision reversed?

Yes — encryption is a local policy decision, not a technical requirement. Communities in other states have reversed encryption decisions through sustained city council pressure and public-records requests; see our guide on fighting encryption for the specific tactics that have worked.

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