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

CAPCOG assists with 24 EDA Cares Act recovery...

“The EDA CARES grant has been the most competitive grant cycle I’ve seen in years,” said Rachel ...

Oct 22, 2020

COVID-19, Economic Recovery, EDA, government funding, Grant Assistance, grant projects, Grants

Peace officer, telecommunicator courses return to classroom

CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy and the Emergency Communications Division have started offering in-person training while taking ...

Oct 20, 2020

9-1-1, dispatch, Emergency Telecommunicators, In-service Training, peace officers, Police, Police officers

AAACAP kicks off Medicare Open Enrollment counseling

Benefits counselors with Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, started preparing ...

Oct 15, 2020

Benefits Counseling, Benefits Counselors, insurance, Medicare, Medicare Savings Program, Open enrollment, SHIP

CAPCOG, AirNow shows local Air Quality conditions

The CAPCOG Air Quality Program integrated reporting from its eight ozone monitors into EPA’s AirNow.gov to give ...

Sep 29, 2020

air pollution, Air Quality, Air quality index, Air Quality monitors, AirNow.gov

CAPCOG seeks Air Quality Award nominations

The CAPCOG Air Quality Program seeks nominations of people and organizations that have made significant impacts to ...

Sep 24, 2020

Air Central Texas, Air Quality, Air Quality Awards, Awards, Bill Gill

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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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