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Opportunities

CAPCOG offers a variety of training opportunities for peace officers, emergency telecommunicators, emergency managers and other local government careers, such crime scene Explore CAPCOG's upcoming courses and workshops and improve your skills.

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Solutions

Commute Solutions is a “one-stop” transportation resource in Central Texas promoting sustainable options that reduce traffic and improve mobility.

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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.

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In the News

Homeland Security offers Type III All-Hazards Incident course

The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division is hosting a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team training from Nov. ...

Oct 17, 2019

Emergency Managers, homeland security, Texas Army Reserves National Guard, Texas Forest Service, Training, Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team

AAACAP teaches hands-on skills for Highland Lakes caregivers

The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a division of CAPCOG, will lead a hands-on ...

Oct 15, 2019

Area Agency on Aging, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Caregiving, Family Caregivers

CAPCOG taking regionalism, air quality award nominations

CAPCOG is seeking nominations for the 2019 Jack Griesenbeck Leadership in Regionalism Award, which recognizes a person ...

Oct 10, 2019

Air Central Texas, Air Central Texas Awards, Air Quality, Jack Griesenbeck, Regionalism Award

CAPCOG's RLEA kicks off gas pump skimmer enforcement

The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy and Texas Department of Agriculture are working together to improve gas ...

Sep 26, 2019

Gas Pump Skimmers, Gas Pumps, Law Enforcement, RLEA, Special enforcement, TDA, Texas Department of Agriculture

AAACAP reaches out for local, public input for...

The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a division of CAPCOG, has begun drafting ...

Sep 24, 2019

AAACAP, Aging Area Plan, Area Agency on Aging, Community Engagement, Plan, planning focus groups, Survey

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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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