The McAllen Independent School District has proposed a $335 million bond that specifically sets aside $13.4 million earmarked for front entry security, access control, and camera upgrades. This bond will be put to a vote in May, when security officials need to coincide the communities desire for safer schools with local parent concerns that campuses not feel like prisons or mazes. 

At Circle Industries, we help administrators find the right technology to provide long-term protection without a significant tax hike or interference to day-to-day operations. We’ve helped schools use dedicated funds to create coordinated school security systems that create a safe, comfortable learning environment.  

The aftermath of a security incident is often defined by a high-stakes race against time. Traditionally, security teams spent hours or days scrubbing through grainy footage, manually recording timestamps, and piecing together a coherent story for law enforcement or insurance adjusters. With Verkada’s video surveillance, you move from managing a crisis to resolving it in seconds. We help businesses in McAllen, TX, deploy these streamlined tools to protect their assets and their people.

Reinforcing entry points should be the first step in any security strategy. The problem is thinking that access control should begin at your building. It’s important to protect your perimeter as well with extensive vehicle access control. Yet, many industrial and commercial sites in Harlingen, TX, still rely on manual gate checks, physical clickers, or outdated keypad codes that are easily shared or lost. 

That not only leaves you vulnerable, but it also creates traffic bottlenecks. Verkada’s vehicle access control combines AI-powered license plate recognition and cloud-based management to help automate entry for employees and vetted visitors. You get touchless, high-security gate solutions that provide protection without hindering your day-to-day operations. 

How often have you seen employee time derailed because of lost items? It doesn’t matter if it's an employee or client on the hunt; the time dump is still there. But what if you could use your video surveillance to search for you? 

Verkada’s video surveillance does it via its Command Platform. Its search-by-attribute feature lets you look up footage based on specific events, objects, or times of day. Look for someone in a blue backpack or to see when a door was opened. 

How can you take advantage of this tool in your McAllen, TX, business or school? At Circle Industries, we partner with this high-tech AI-enabled company since it helps reduce the daily grind for managers and administrators in the following ways.