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

AAACAP conducts needs survey for 2024-26 area plan

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

May 2, 2023

2024-26 Area Aging Services Plan, Area Agency on Aging, community input, needs Survey

CAPCOG recommends SHSP grant projects to OOG

The CAPCOG Executive Committee reviewed and recommended 22 projects seeking State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant funding ...

Apr 11, 2023

homeland security, Homeland Security Grants, homeland security task force, State Homeland Security Program

March blows in region’s Ozone season

Public education and outreach efforts are underway for this year’s Ozone Season which started in March and ...

Apr 6, 2023

Air Central Texas, Air Quality, Ground-Level Ozone, ozone action days, Ozone Season

CAPCOG offers BPOC in Hutto

The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) has partnered with the Hutto Police Department to offer an ...

Apr 4, 2023

Basic Peace Officer Course, Hutto, Law Enforcement Training, Police officers, Regional Law Enforcement Academy

April honors emergency telecommunicators, educates about 9-1-1

CAPCOG, in its capacity as the Capital Area Emergency Communications District, will recognize the community service emergency ...

Apr 3, 2023

9-1-1, emergency communications, Emergency Telecommunicators, National 9-1-1 Education Month, National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week

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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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