CAPCOG | Capital Area Council of Governments

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 and alerts during disasters. Alert messages are generated and distributed by local public safety personnel and not CAPCOG.

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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.

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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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CAPCOG homeland security team leads talks at annual...

Showcasing CAPCOG’s preparedness expertise, the CAPCOG Homeland Security Division’s staff spoke about community and family recovery, operational ...

Jun 21, 2022

homeland security, Preparedness, TDEM, Texas Division of Emergency Management

CAPCOG Air Quality Program seeks fleet emissions partnerships

CAPCOG’s Air Quality Program is seeking Clean Air Coalition members interested in participating in a program that ...

Jun 16, 2022

Air Quality, Emissions, Emissions inventory, Emissions Reductions, Fleet

RLEA trains law enforcement instructors on self-defense

The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy is conducting two certification courses and one recertification course for law ...

Jun 14, 2022

peace officers, Police, Regional Law Enforcement Academy, RLEA, Self-defense, SHARP, Sheriff deputies

Regional exercise tests national, state, local response

The 2022 CAPCOG homeland security regional exercise had dozens of federal agencies responding with state and local ...

Jun 9, 2022

Hazmat, homeland security, radiological, Regional Exercise, Training, U.S. Department of Energy

CAPCOG provides stress coping courses for 9-1-1 call...

CAPCOG’s Emergency Communications Division is hosting two, eight-hour courses in June to help emergency telecommunicators better manage ...

Jun 7, 2022

9-1-1 call takers, Emergency Telecommunications, Emergency Telecommunicators, mental welness, Stress

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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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