CAPCOG | Capital Area Council of Governments

Ozone Action Day

CODE ORANGE - An Ozone Action Day has been declared for Sept. 22 and 23, 2022. Take action to reduce emissions. People with lung disease, older adults & children should avoid prolong or heavy exertion outdoors.

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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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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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.

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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

CAPCOG begins outreach for criminal justice grant season

CAPCOG will kick off the region’s criminal justice grant process with two stakeholder meetings — an in-person ...

Sep 22, 2022

Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice grants, Funding Opportunities, Grants, Office of the Governor, stakeholder meetings, stakeholders

CAPCOG, Llano County complete transportation & economic development...

CAPCOG and Llano County completed the Llano County Transportation and Economic Plan Update in August highlighting findings ...

Sep 20, 2022

Economic Development, Llano County, Plans, Texas Department of Transportation, transportation, TxDOT

Emergency telecommunicators learn about killer 9-1-1 calls

The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division conducted a first of its kind, “9-1-1 Homicide: Is the Caller the ...

Sep 16, 2022

9-1-1, Emergency Telecommunications, Homicide, Law Enforcement Training, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

Austin Region EDA Director to speak to General...

The Regional Director for the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Austin Regional Office, Jorge Ayala, will address ...

Sep 13, 2022

Austin Regional Office, Economic Development, EDA, General Assembly, US EDA

CAPCOG begins search for Next Generation 9-1-1 call-handling...

CAPCOG has begun a two-year project to select, procure, and deploy new 9-1-1 call-handling equipment in the ...

Aug 23, 2022

9-1-1, 9-1-1 network, Call-handling system, emergency communications, Next Generation 9-1-1, NG 9-1-1

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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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