CAPCOG COVID-19 Information

CAPCOG is currently taking precautions to protect its members, partners and staff's health and limit the spread of COVID-19.

Training
Opportunities

CAPCOG offers a variety of training opportunities for peace officers, emergency telecommunicators, emergency managers and other local government careers.
Explore CAPCOG's upcoming courses and workshops and improve your skills.

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Air Quality

Ozone season is here and the CAPCOG Air Quality Program works to keep people informed of the region's air quality with AirCentralTexas.org.

Alert your Residents

WarnCentralTexas.org is a regional notification tool used by local public safety personnel to contact the public during emergencies. It allows those public safety officials to give residents actionable warnings and alerts during disasters. Alert messages are generated and distributed by local public safety personnel and not CAPCOG.

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What
we Do

CAPCOG is an advocate, planner and coordinator for important regional issues in the ten-county Capital Area. It works directly with its member local governments to recognize opportunities for cooperation and eliminate unnecessary duplication in emergency communications, elderly assistance, law enforcement training, criminal justice planning, solid waste reduction, homeland security planning, infrastructure development, transportation planning and economic development.

Programs and projects range in variety of areas from providing training for law enforcement to ensuring the validity of 9-1-1 operations, to helping local governments with grant planning to conducting outreach about regional issues.

Reports & Publications

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In the News

CAPCOG adds cameras for environmental law enforcement

The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program has purchased and is distributing 70 cellular video cameras to Regional Environmental ...

Jan 25, 2022

Environmental Crime Enforcement, Environmental law, Illegal dumping, Solid Waste

Burnet County’s Barho receives CAPCOG volunteer honor

Burnet County Emergency Management Coordinator, Jim Barho, the first and long-serving chair of the agency’s Long-Term Interoperability ...

Jan 20, 2022

Burnet, homeland security task force, Jim Barho, Phill Parmer, Volunteer Service Award

CAPCOG Homeland Security participates in national program’s development

The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division has been participating with FEMA and the Homeland Security Science and Technology ...

Jan 18, 2022

FEMA, homeland security, Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, information sharing, WebEOC

CAPCOG presents TDEM’s Kidd with regionalism award

CAPCOG recognized W. Nim Kidd, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) chief, with the Jack Griesenbeck ...

Jan 13, 2022

homeland security, Jack Griesenbeck, Regionalism, TDEM, Texas Division of Emergency Management

U.S. Census Bureau partners with CAPCOG for census...

CAPCOG is inviting local governments representatives including planners and GIS staff to participate in an online, January ...

Jan 11, 2022

2020 Census, Census, GIS, Planners, Regional Planning and Services, U.S. Census Bureau

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About capcog

Who we Are

CAPCOG consists of more than 90 member governments and organizations that represent the people of its 10-county region — Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson counties. Formed in 1970, it is one of 24 councils of governments in the state of Texas that serves those same communities as an advocate, planner and coordinator of regionalism.

CAPCOG is governed by local elected officials through its General Assembly and Executive Committee. A number of policy and advisory committees assist CAPCOG and its Executive Committee in taking beneficial actions for all in the region.

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