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.

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In the News

RLEA graduates 27 peace officer cadets, more expected...

Twenty-seven peace officer cadets graduated from the CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy’s (RLEA) Basic Peace Officer Course ...

Jun 22, 2021

Basic Peace Officer Course, cadets, Regional Law Enforcement Academy, TCOLE, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

Solid Waste Program hosts hazardous waste training

CAPCOG’s Solid Waste program will host a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training from July ...

Jun 17, 2021

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, household hazardous waste, household hazardous waste events, Solid Waste Program, TCEQ

Executive Committee forwards justice grant priorities to OOG

The CAPCOG Executive Committee voted at its regular May and April meetings to recommend to the Office ...

Jun 15, 2021

Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, Executive Committee, Grants, Office of the Governor, OOG

RLEA offers Standard Field Sobriety Test Practitioner training

The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is offering a 24-hour, mandated Standard Field Sobriety Test Practitioner ...

Jun 8, 2021

Law Enforcement, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Peace Officer, Police, RLEA, Standard Field Sobriety Test Practitioner

AAACAP Health & Wellness Program offers free interventions

Wouldn't it be great if there were free, evidenced-based courses that were proven to prevent falls or ...

May 29, 2021

AAACAP, Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, Health and Welless, Older Adults

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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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