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 during disasters.

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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

9-1-1 personnel from around region, nation, continent earn...

CAPCOG conducted a National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Center Manager Certificate Program in March for several of ...

Mar 31, 2020

9-1-1 Center Management, Center Manager Certificate, emergency communications, Emergency Telecommunicators, NENA

CAPCOG helps expand broadband in Blanco, Burnet, Llano

Connected Nation—Texas, a division of a national nonprofit that assists communities with developing strategies for increasing access, ...

Mar 26, 2020

Blanco, Broadband, Burnet, Connected Nations, Connected Nations Texas, Llano, Regional Planning and Services

Region tests EOC capabilities, communications in exercise

The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division’s 2020 Regional Exercise, which took place in February, simulated large wildfires in ...

Mar 24, 2020

Disaster preparedness, Disaster Response, emergency communications, Emergency Operations Command, homeland security

CAPCOG begins telework schedules amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Capital Area Council of Governments has moved employees to teleworking schedules beginning this week; some staff ...

Mar 16, 2020

CAPCOG operations, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Teleworking

CAPCOG, Lone Star Clean Fuels Alliance discuss EV...

The CAPCOG Air Quality Program has partnered with the Lone Star Clean Fuels Alliance to teach local ...

Mar 12, 2020

Air Quality, Electric Vehicle, EV, Fleets, Lone Star Clean Fuels Alliance

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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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