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

Care Guidance & Services

In the News

CAPCOG, AAACAP to recognize National Caregivers Month

CAPCOG is encouraging local jurisdiction to recognize the unsung work family caregivers provide to their love ones ...

Oct 21, 2021

Area Agency on Aging, Caregivers, Family Caregivers, National Caregivers Month, Older Adults

Bertling takes charge of CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement...

David Bertling, CAPCOG’s new Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) director, seeks to bring more in-service peace officer ...

Oct 19, 2021

Basic Peace Officer Course, David Bertling, in-service course, Police Training, Regional Law Enforcement Academy, RLEA

Stakeholder meetings seek input on Criminal Justice funding

The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Program is asking for stakeholder input in drafting the 2023 Criminal Justice Regional ...

Oct 13, 2021

Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Division, Grants, Office of the Governor, Stakeholder meeting

CAPCOG, Connected Nation Texas host broadband roundtable

CAPCOG and Connected Nation Texas are hosting the newly created Texas Broadband Development Office’s (BDO) Director, Greg ...

Oct 12, 2021

Broadband, Connected Nation, Connected Nation Texas, Economic Development, Texas Broadband Development Office

Llano, CAPCOG seek public input on economic, transportation...

Llano County and the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) are seeking public input about the Llano ...

Oct 5, 2021

Economic Development, Llano, Public Input, transportation, Transportation and Economic Development Plan

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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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