CAPCOG | Capital Area Council of Governments

Who is CAPCOG

CAPCOG is more than 90 member governments and organizations that represents the people of a 10-county region — Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson counties. It is governed by local elected officials through its General Assembly and Executive Committee, and 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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Older Adult Services

Looking for Older Adult services? The Area Agency on Aging offers a variety of services and supports for older adults and their caregivers from benefit counseling to respite to health and wellness training.

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Alert your Residents

Find out more about WarnCentralTexas.org and how you can help alert residents about public safety emergencies using the regional notification tool that is available for every local jurisdiction in 10-county region.

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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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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

GLO hosts MOD-MIT meeting

The Texas General Land Office will provide a presentation on the CDBG-MIT Regional Mitigation Program and its ...

Aug 10, 2023

CDBG, CDBG-MIT, General Land Office, GLO, MIT-MOD, Mitigation

CDBG funds Elgin sidewalk connectivity project

The City of Elgin used Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) funds to ...

Jul 17, 2023

Community Development Fund, Downtown Revitalization and Main Street Programs, Elgin, TDA, Texas Department of Agriculture

AAACAP offers first Spanish language wellness course in...

The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, is conducting its first ...

Jul 17, 2023

Area Agency on Aging, Health and Wellness, Lay Leaders, Matter of Balance, Spanish

CAPCOG leads emergency alerts talk at state conference

CAPCOG Homeland Security Director, Martin Ritchey, delivered a presentation about best practices for using emergency notification systems, ...

Jul 13, 2023

Emergency Alerts, homeland security, Local Alerts, Regional notification system, Texas Emergency Management Conference

CAPCOG recommends criminal justice grants, OOG to announce...

CAPCOG recommended 42 criminal justice projects for funding recommending projects beyond the state’s regional budget estimates for ...

Jun 12, 2023

Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice grants, Grants, Office of the Governor, OOG

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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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