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

TCEQ opens TERP Rebate Grant Program

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will accept grant applications for its Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Rebate ...

Jul 15, 2020

Air Quality, Emission Reduction, Grant, Grants, Rebate Program, TCEQ, TERP, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

CAPCOG, TNRIS coordinate 2021 Aerial Imagery project

CAPCOG is seeking local jurisdictions to participate in the Texas Natural Resources Information System’s (TNRIS) Strategic Mapping ...

Jul 13, 2020

aerial imagery, GIS, mapping, orhtoimagery, planning, Strategic Mapping, StratMap, TNRIS

CAPCOG, TDA fund gas pump, card skimmer surveillance

CAPCOG and the Texas Department of Agriculture have partnered to fund $75,000 of specialized surveillance patrols targeting ...

Jul 10, 2020

Card Skimmers, Funding opportunity, Gas Pumps, Grants, TDA, Texas Department of Agriculture

37 CAPCOG cadets earn TCOLE peace officer’s licenses

The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) recently graduated 37 cadets from two Basic Peace Officer Courses ...

Jun 30, 2020

Basic Peace Officer Course, peace officers, Police, Regional Law Enforcement Academy, RLEA

Executive Committee recommends criminal justice grants

The CAPCOG Executive Committee approved its recommended list of prioritized 2021 criminal justice projects in May for ...

Jun 25, 2020

Criminal Justice, General Victim Assistance Direct Services, Grants, Juvenile Justice, Office of the Governor, Truancy Prevention, Violence Against Women Justice and Training

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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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