RLEA, Hutto graduate night BPOC No. 99
CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) in April graduated Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) No. 99 hosted and…
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Apr 25, 2024
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Apr 17, 2024CAPCOG recommends SHSP projects
CAPCOG”s Executive Committee recommended the region’s prioritization list of 18 projects seeking funds from the State Homeland Security…
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Apr 9, 2024Lee County TED seeks public input
CAPCOG will host its second community outreach meeting seeking input from residents and area stakeholders for the Lee…
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Apr 1, 2024RLEA graduates 30 in Class No. 100
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 100th class in March; the milestone graduation builds on decades…
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Mar 14, 2024CAPCOG announces criminal justice grant presentations
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Program has announced that grant application presentations will take place on April 1, 2024,…
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Mar 13, 2024Air Quality Program prepared for new standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decreased the annual national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM)…
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Mar 8, 2024AAACAP brings families together for caregiver webinars
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, conducted two caregiver webinars about…
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Feb 27, 2024Solar eclipse summit ties state, local plans together
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division hosted state, regional and local public safety officials to discuss emergency preparedness plans…
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Feb 20, 2024CAPCOG Solid Waste Program funds collection projects
CAPCOG awarded 13 projects from around the region $274,000 to help fund household hazardous waste and community collection…
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Jan 26, 2024
TCEQ announces fueling facility program
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that $12 million is available for projects to construct or…
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Dec 14, 2023CAPCOG honors 2022 Air Central Texas Award Recipients
CAPCOG and the Central Texas Clean Air Coalition (CAC) on Wednesday recognized Rich Segal, Dr. Peter Beck, Olivia…
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Dec 7, 2023General Assembly to elect Executive Committee
CAPCOG’s General Assembly will meet at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 13, 2023, at the Austin Southpark Hotel, 4140 Governors…
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Dec 4, 2023
Applications open for solid waste grants: cleaning up communities
CAPCOG’s Solid Waste Grant Program helped dispose of more than 163 tons of materials during the last two…
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Dec 4, 2023CAPCOG announces Homeland Security grant workshops
CAPCOG will host three virtual State Homeland Security Program Grant workshops in early December for the 2024 funding…
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Nov 13, 2023Solid Waste Grant Application Webinar
This webinar video is to supplement the previous online grant-writing workshop for the CAPCOG FY 2024-25 Solid Waste…
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Nov 10, 2023AAACAP brings home Caregiver Advocacy tips
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a division of CAPCOG, was the only Texas organization…
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Nov 9, 2023CAPCOG hosts 2024 Solar Eclipse Planning Summit
CAPCOG hosted the 2024 Solar Eclipse Planning Summit in mid-October to focus local eclipse planning efforts on public…
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Aug 10, 2023GLO hosts MOD-MIT meeting
The Texas General Land Office will provide a presentation on the CDBG-MIT Regional Mitigation Program and its funding…
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Jul 17, 2023CDBG funds Elgin sidewalk connectivity project
The City of Elgin used Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) funds to improve…
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Jul 14, 2023AAACAP offers first Spanish language wellness course in Caldwell Co.
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, is conducting its first Spanish…
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Jul 13, 2023CAPCOG leads emergency alerts talk at state conference
CAPCOG Homeland Security Director, Martin Ritchey, delivered a presentation about best practices for using emergency notification systems, how…
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Jun 12, 2023CAPCOG recommends criminal justice grants, OOG to announce in September
CAPCOG recommended 42 criminal justice projects for funding recommending projects beyond the state’s regional budget estimates for the…
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Jun 12, 2023Aging Area plan receives abundance of community input
The Area Agency of Aging of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG division, is drafting its 2024-26 Area Plan…
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Jun 8, 2023CAPCOG seeks solid waste project applications
CAPCOG has issued a call for solid waste projects to local governments in the 10-county region that seeks…
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Jun 7, 202321 become peace officers, graduate from RLEA
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated 21 cadets who all passed their Texas Commission on Law Enforcement…
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May 2, 2023
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 community…
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Apr 11, 2023CAPCOG recommends SHSP grant projects to OOG
The CAPCOG Executive Committee reviewed and recommended 22 projects seeking State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant funding for…
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Apr 6, 2023
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 lasts…
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Apr 4, 2023CAPCOG offers BPOC in Hutto
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) has partnered with the Hutto Police Department to offer an evening…
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Apr 3, 2023April 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 telecommunicators…
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Mar 14, 2023CAPCOG accepts comments on CDBG MIT-MOD
CAPCOG is in the public comment period to finalize use of HUD CDBG Disaster Mitigation funding in partnership…
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Mar 14, 2023Criminal Justice Program sets grant review meetings
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Advisory Committee will review 49 grant applications requesting more than $15.9 million from six…
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Mar 7, 2023Comptroller solicits broadband infrastructure grant applications
Texas Comptroller, Glenn Hegar, announced an initial round of grants for broadband infrastructure projects with $120 million in…
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Feb 22, 2023Share Your Voice conference heralds caregiver advocacy
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) — a CAPCOG division — and the Aging…
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Feb 17, 2023
Air Quality Program aims to keep region PM compliant
CAPCOG’s Air Quality program had already started to study and plan for reducing fine particulate matter (PM2.5) before…
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Feb 9, 2023AAACAP Benefit Counselors shift to Medicare Advantage Plan enrollment
The job is never done for benefit counselors with the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area…
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Feb 7, 2023Emergency Communications offers CPR, Criminal Law, more training opportunities
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division has scheduled 42 classes for 2023 for telecommunicators to obtain their mandated training…
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Jan 24, 2023CERT teams learn, mingle at CAPCOG CERT Regional Congress
CAPCOG’s Homeland Security Division brought together volunteers from around the region and state to learn about local threat…
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Jan 19, 2023CAPCOG recognizes Sommerfeld, Moore for long-time service
CAPCOG honored Julie Sommerfeld, Bastrop County GIS and addressing manager, and Dawn Moore, Fayette County 9-1-1 addressing and…
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Jan 17, 2023Environmental law course clears path for better enforcement
CAPCOG and the Capital Area Regional Environmental Task Force are offering their Basic Environmental Law Course on Feb.…
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Jan 12, 2023
Newly elected Executive Committee votes on officers
CAPCOG’s newly elected Executive Committee held its first 2023 meeting on January 11 when its members elected the…
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Jan 10, 2023Brotherton earns regionalism award for emergency communications work
CAPCOG presented Charles Brotherton, Travis County executive of emergency services, with its Jack Griesenbeck Leadership in Regionalism Award…
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Dec 27, 2022CAPCOG partners to educate children about air quality
CAPCOG has partnered with the Clean Air Force and Austin FC|Atlas to provide classrooms with air quality monitors…
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Dec 22, 2022Mandatory criminal justice workshops help maximize funding
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Grant Program has scheduled two mandatory grant workshops — an in-person workshop to be…
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Dec 20, 2022New training website makes registering for courses, workshops, events click
CAPCOG has modernized the navigation and added functionality features to an updated training.cacpcog.org to provide more accessible information about upcoming…
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Dec 16, 2022CAPCOG honors 2022 Air Central Texas Award Recipients
The Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) recognized David Yeomans, Amy Concilio, Paul Walter, Ethan Tobias, Christiane Heggelund,…
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Dec 14, 2022OOG releases Public Safety grant announcements
The Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office released the funding announcements for the five criminal justice funding…
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Dec 12, 2022Homeland Security Division schedules mandatory workshops
Local jurisdictions seeking funding from the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant must register for one of the…
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Nov 24, 2022Emergency Communications continues virtual training
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division is encouraging more emergency communications centers (ECCs) throughout the region to make use…
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Nov 22, 2022CAPABLE Program adds section for caregivers, expands to Hays, Williamson
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG division, will expand the service area of…
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Nov 17, 2022General Assembly to hear from TxDOT, elect 2023 board
CAPCOG General Assembly and the COG’s policy and advisory committee members will hear from Tucker Ferguson, TxDOT district…
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Nov 15, 2022Air Quality Program manager earns Clean Air Force award
Clean Air Force of Central Texas recognized Anton Cox, CAPCOG’s Air Quality Program manager, in early November with…
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Nov 10, 2022
Air Quality Program to upgrade air pollution tracking
CAPCOG’s Air Quality Program will enhance its monitoring of fine particulate matter (PM), a form of air pollution…
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Nov 3, 2022Air Quality Program seeks award nominations
CAPCOG’s Air Quality Program and its Clean Air Coalition are seeking nominations for the Air Central Texas Awards.…
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Oct 27, 2022DPS appoints CAPCOG homeland director to state council
CAPCOG Homeland Security Director, Martin Ritchey, has been appointed by the Department of Public Safety - Homeland Security…
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Oct 25, 2022CAPCOG names Simon Regional Planning, Services director
CAPCOG has promoted Charles Simon to Regional Planning and Services director in September; he brings 34 years of…
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Oct 21, 2022
Region experiences five times more Ozone Action Days
The Austin-Georgetown-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which consists of five CAPCOG counties, has experienced more than five…
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Oct 17, 2022CAPCOG RLEA graduates cadets, kicks off two new BPOCs
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated Basic Peace Office Course (BPOC) No. 96 in early October with…
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Oct 11, 2022
Aging services’ Care Coordination Program aids with fall prevention at home
National Falls Prevention Week came and went in September, but the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital…
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Sep 27, 2022CAPCOG readies 2023 imagery project, 2022’s goes public
Access to the newest aerial imagery could mean the difference in seeing a new road, house or neighborhood…
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Sep 22, 2022CAPCOG begins outreach for criminal justice grant season
CAPCOG will kick off the region’s criminal justice grant process with two stakeholder meetings — an in-person meeting…
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Sep 20, 2022CAPCOG, Llano County complete transportation & economic development plan
CAPCOG and Llano County completed the Llano County Transportation and Economic Plan Update in August highlighting findings that…
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Sep 16, 2022Emergency telecommunicators learn about killer 9-1-1 calls
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division conducted a first of its kind, “9-1-1 Homicide: Is the Caller the Killer”…
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Sep 13, 2022Austin Region EDA Director to speak to General Assembly
The Regional Director for the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Austin Regional Office, Jorge Ayala, will address the…
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Aug 23, 2022
CAPCOG begins search for Next Generation 9-1-1 call-handling equipment
CAPCOG has begun a two-year project to select, procure, and deploy new 9-1-1 call-handling equipment in the 31…
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Aug 18, 2022AAACAP takes medication screenings back on the road
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG division, relaunched medications screenings for older adults…
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Aug 16, 2022CAPCOG to promote Warn Central Texas, Preparedness Month
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division released a new Warn Central Texas Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document ahead of…
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Aug 11, 2022CAPCOG Emergency Communications offers licensing course
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division is offering its first, in-person 80-hour Basic Telecommunicator Licensing Course throughout August and…
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Aug 9, 2022
CAPCOG General Assembly to vote on bylaws, 2023 budget
The CAPCOG General Assembly will hold its first meeting of the year at 11:30 a.m., September 14, to…
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Jul 26, 2022
Warn Central Texas earns national recognition award
The National Association of Counties gave Warn Central Texas an Achievement Award in the category of risk and…
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Jul 21, 2022CAPCOG sets priorities for 2023-24 TxCDBG grants
CAPCOG has defined the regional project priorities for the 2023-24 Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG), Community Development…
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Jul 19, 2022Striking a Balance: Caregiver Conference to be held in person
The Striking a Balance, Family Caregiver Conference is returning to an in-person format to bring national and local…
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Jul 14, 2022CAPCOG aggregates, analyzes Census estimates
Highlights from the CAPCOG’s analysis of the U.S. Census estimates for the 10-county region showed its population grew…
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Jul 12, 2022CAPCOG, Williamson County partner for peace officer course
The next Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) to be held by CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is…
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Jun 21, 2022CAPCOG homeland security team leads talks at annual TDEM conference
Showcasing CAPCOG’s preparedness expertise, the CAPCOG Homeland Security Division’s staff spoke about community and family recovery, operational continuity,…
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Jun 16, 2022CAPCOG 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 will…
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Jun 14, 2022RLEA trains law enforcement instructors on self-defense
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy is conducting two certification courses and one recertification course for law enforcement…
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Jun 9, 2022
Regional exercise tests national, state, local response
The 2022 CAPCOG homeland security regional exercise had dozens of federal agencies responding with state and local officials…
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Jun 7, 2022
CAPCOG provides stress coping courses for 9-1-1 call takers
CAPCOG’s Emergency Communications Division is hosting two, eight-hour courses in June to help emergency telecommunicators better manage job…
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May 24, 2022CAPCOG’s Homeland Security Division strengthens WebEOC for the region
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division has enhanced WebEOC’s, an online crisis information and communication system, features to improve…
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May 20, 2022TCEQ funds $12 million for alternative fueling facilities
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting grant applications for projects that construct or reconstruct fueling…
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May 19, 2022CAPCOG recommends criminal justice grant projects to OOG
The CAPCOG Executive Committee recommended a prioritized list of project applications seeking state criminal justice grant funding to…
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May 17, 2022Texas NENA elects CAPCOG’s Pamela Frisk Vice President
Members of the Texas National Emergency Number Association (NENA) during the Texas Public Safety Conference in April nominated…
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May 11, 2022CAPCOG recognizes May as Older Americans Month
CAPCOG encourages communities to join in recognizing old adults’ contributions during Older Americans Month — May, but also…
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May 9, 2022Public hearings kickoff Hurricane Harvey MOD process
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division is developing a Method of Distribution (MOD) for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)…
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Putting Assets to Work incubator and workshops
Partnering with the Government Finance Officers Association and the Sorenson Impact Center, with the support of Schmidt Futures…
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Apr 29, 2022
CAPCOG, regional partners recognize Air Quality Awareness Week
CAPCOG and regional Air Central Texas partners are celebrating national Air Quality Awareness Week — May 2 through…
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Apr 26, 2022
CAPCOG supports 11 projects with solid waste grants
The CAPCOG Executive Committee selected 11 projects from around the region to receive a portion of this biennium’s…
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CAPCOG recommends homeland security projects to state
CAPCOG’s Executive Committee prioritized 20 projects seeking funding from the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant — eight…
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Apr 19, 2022Aging Services’ Your Partner tour begins in Caldwell County
CAPCOG’s Aging Services Division will hosts its Your Partner in Serving Older Adults, Persons with Disabilities and Caregivers…
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Apr 15, 2022Homeland Security Division ramps up regional emergency management training
CAPCOG’s Homeland Security Division has scheduled six training courses for emergency management and other public safety stakeholders between…
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Apr 13, 2022Emergency Communications conducts 12-month training
The Emergency Communications Division is conducting a longer-term leadership course for emergency call center (ECC) supervisors, trainers, and managers…
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Mar 22, 2022AAACAP helps older-adult families with COVID-19 needs
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, provided more than 250 older-adult…
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Mar 17, 2022CAPCOG adds deputy executive director bringing 10 years’ government experience
Anwar Sophy joined CAPCOG as its deputy executive director in late February bringing 10 years of state and…
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Mar 15, 2022CAPCOG to recognize emergency telecommunicators in April
CAPCOG, in its capacity as the Capital Area Emergency Telecommunications District, will honor the region’s more than 800…
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Mar 10, 2022CAPCOG homeland security director joins EMAT board
Emergency Management Association of Texas (EMAT) members elected Martin Ritchey, CAPCOG’s homeland security director, to serve as the…
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Mar 8, 2022Air awareness campaign ACTs on Central Texas Ozone season
CAPCOG kicked off its air quality awareness campaign, Air Central Texas (ACT), for the sixth year to help…
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Feb 25, 2022CAPCOG hosts Comptroller for Texas Broadband Tour
CAPCOG will be hosting the Texas Comptroller, Glenn Hegar, and the state’s new Broadband Development Office as part…
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Feb 22, 2022AAACAP partners to teach health and wellness instructors, offer programs
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, partnered with Texas A&M Health…
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Feb 17, 2022AAACAP Benefits Counselors talk Medicare, other resources
Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG division, benefits counselors are offering in-person and virtual…
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Feb 15, 2022Executive Committee elects officers after General Assembly
The CAPCOG Executive Committee elected its officers at its January meeting after the General Assembly elected the 29-person…
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Feb 10, 2022
CAPCOG trains telecommunicators leadership, wellness
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Divisions is hosting two courses that seek to improve emergency telecommunicators leadership and personal…
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Feb 8, 2022CAPCOG urges local governments to seek EDA ARPA funding
CAPCOG’s Community and Economic Development Division is urging local governments to apply to the Economic Development Administration’s Economic…
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Jan 27, 2022
CAPCOG publishes 2021 annual report
The 2021 CAPCOG Annual Report was published and mailed to members in early January and then made available…
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Jan 25, 2022CAPCOG adds cameras for environmental law enforcement
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program has purchased and is distributing 70 cellular video cameras to Regional Environmental Task…
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Jan 20, 2022Burnet County’s Barho receives CAPCOG volunteer honor
Burnet County Emergency Management Coordinator, Jim Barho, the first and long-serving chair of the agency’s Long-Term Interoperability Committee…
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Jan 18, 2022
CAPCOG Homeland Security participates in national program’s development
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division has been participating with FEMA and the Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate,…
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Jan 13, 2022
CAPCOG presents TDEM’s Kidd with regionalism award
CAPCOG recognized W. Nim Kidd, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) chief, with the Jack Griesenbeck Leadership…
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Jan 11, 2022U.S. Census Bureau partners with CAPCOG for census talk
CAPCOG is inviting local governments representatives including planners and GIS staff to participate in an online, January 18…
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Dec 22, 2021
Regional Air Quality Plan updates address particulate matter
CAPCOG’s Clean Air Coalition (CAC) updated the region’s air quality plan in November to address particulate matter (PM)…
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Dec 16, 2021Regional Law Enforcement Academy ramps up training early in training cycle
More training is being scheduled at locations around the region to ensure officers can access training they need…
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Dec 14, 2021
CAPCOG schedules four criminal justice grant workshops
CAPCOG’s Criminal Justice Program has scheduled four grant writing workshops to take place around the region: Dec. 17,…
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Dec 9, 2021Solid waste grant workshops provide insight into funding
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program kicked off its two-year grant cycle by scheduling three grant workshops to assist…
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Dec 7, 2021
Mandatory workshops set for state homeland security grants
Three State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant workshops are scheduled to take place online from 1:30 to 4…
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Nov 23, 2021CAPCOG provides 9-1-1 education for local communities
CAPCOG’s Emergency Communications Division is always interested in raising awareness about preparing residents to call 9-1-1 by providing…
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Nov 18, 2021CAPCOG, ARMA submit for Build Back Better funding
CAPCOG’s Capital Area Economic Development District (CAEDD) board developed one of likely hundreds of regional Build Back Better…
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Nov 16, 2021SPEER, CAPCOG explain importance of energy reporting
CAPCOG and the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource (SPEER) are hosting a virtual workshop from…
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Nov 11, 2021CAPCOG General Assembly to hear 87th legislative update
CAPCOG is planning to feature a panel with the state legislators who serve on the COG’s board to…
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Nov 9, 2021
AAACAP Benefits Counselors help with Medicare enrollment
Benefits Counselors with the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, kicked off…
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Oct 28, 2021
ADRC Senior Connect program reaches more participants
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG program, exceeded its goal for…
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Oct 26, 2021Texas A&M Commerce studies RLEA’s physical training
CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is the first police academy to participate in a voluntary Texas A&M…
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Oct 21, 2021CAPCOG, AAACAP to recognize National Caregivers Month
CAPCOG is encouraging local jurisdiction to recognize the unsung work family caregivers provide to their love ones during…
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Oct 19, 2021Bertling takes charge of CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy
David Bertling, CAPCOG’s new Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) director, seeks to bring more in-service peace officer courses…
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Oct 13, 2021
Stakeholder meetings seek input on Criminal Justice funding
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Program is asking for stakeholder input in drafting the 2023 Criminal Justice Regional Strategic…
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Oct 12, 2021
CAPCOG, Connected Nation Texas host broadband roundtable
CAPCOG and Connected Nation Texas are hosting the newly created Texas Broadband Development Office’s (BDO) Director, Greg Conte,…
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Oct 5, 2021Llano, CAPCOG seek public input on economic, transportation plan
Llano County and the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) are seeking public input about the Llano County…
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Sep 21, 2021Regional closed landfill inventory gets an interactive mapping upgrade
The CAPCOG GIS Program has created an interactive map of the 217 landfill sites identified in the region’s…
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Sep 16, 2021
AAACAP kickoffs Medicare Open Enrollment with outreach
Benefits Counselors with Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, are preparing older…
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Sep 14, 2021
CAPCOG seeks public comments on Solid Waste Plan
CAPCOG will hold a public stakeholder meeting on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 at CAPCOG’s offices, 6800 Burleson Road,…
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Sep 9, 2021
Census releases 2020 count, CAPCOG aggregates data
The CAPCOG region grew by more than a half million people between 2010 and 2020 according to the…
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Sep 7, 2021General Assembly to get transportation, census update
The CAPCOG General Assembly at its September meeting will hear a regional transportation update from Tucker Ferguson, Texas…
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Aug 26, 2021CAPCOG, Connected Nation host broadband roundtable
CAPCOG and Connected Nation – Texas are holding a broadband roundtable to discuss regional and local broadband initiatives…
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Aug 24, 2021
CAPCOG recognizes Preparedness Month with virtual campaign
CAPCOG will recognize September as National Preparedness Month with a social media, awareness campaign focusing on educating people…
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Aug 18, 2021Cybersecurity symposium brings national experts to region
CAPCOG’s Homeland Security Division is hosting a virtual cybersecurity symposium to strengthen collaboration on cybersecurity strategies and teach…
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Aug 16, 2021
RLEA offers specialized Defensive Tactics, SWAT training
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is offering a Pressure Point Control Tactics and Defensive Tactics Instructor…
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Aug 13, 2021
Census Bureau releases CAPCOG 2020 numbers
CAPCOG compiled population numbers from the 2020 Census at the county and regional level after the U.S. Census…
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Aug 9, 2021EDA releases American Rescue Plan funding opportunities
CAPCOG is encouraging jurisdictions in the 10-county region to apply for the EDA American Rescue Plan funding opportunities…
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Jul 27, 2021
CAPCOG, Llano, TxDOT begin development plan update
CAPCOG began working with a steering committee from Llano County in June to update the county’s Transportation and…
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Jul 22, 2021
CAPCOG to help with vaccination access among older adults
CAPCOG and its Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) are seeking to contribute more than…
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Jul 20, 2021Striking a Balance celebrates 20 years with The Daytripper
The Striking a Balance: Family Caregivers Conference will celebrate its 20th anniversary by again bringing family caregivers national…
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Jul 14, 2021Evacuee response training leverages WebEOC for success
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division and the Texas Division of Emergency Management trained emergency managers and public safety…
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Jul 12, 2021Webinars prepare local governments for EDA American Rescue Plan funding
The CAPCOG Community and Economic Development Division in early July hosted its first webinar of a three-part series…
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Jun 29, 2021Open data site provides more mapping information for community partners
The CAPCOG GIS Program has redesigned its web portal for downloading mapping data to increase access and improve…
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Jun 24, 2021
GLO grants CAPCOG area governments Harvey recovery funds
The CAPCOG Homeland Security division assisted the Texas General Land Office (GLO) in promoting a funding opportunity that…
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Jun 22, 2021RLEA graduates 27 peace officer cadets, more expected in July
Twenty-seven peace officer cadets graduated from the CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy’s (RLEA) Basic Peace Officer Course No.…
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Jun 17, 2021
Solid Waste Program hosts hazardous waste training
CAPCOG’s Solid Waste program will host a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training from July 12…
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Jun 15, 2021
Executive Committee forwards justice grant priorities to OOG
The CAPCOG Executive Committee voted at its regular May and April meetings to recommend to the Office of…
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Jun 8, 2021RLEA offers Standard Field Sobriety Test Practitioner training
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is offering a 24-hour, mandated Standard Field Sobriety Test Practitioner training…
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May 29, 2021AAACAP Health & Wellness Program offers free interventions
Wouldn't it be great if there were free, evidenced-based courses that were proven to prevent falls or manage…
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May 29, 2021Older Americans Month showcases strength
Every May, the Administration on Aging, part of the Administration for Community Living, leads our nation's observance of…
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May 29, 2021
AAACAP, ADRC launch e-newsletter
The Capital Area Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital…
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May 21, 2021
GLO announces $70 mil to CAPCOG region
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced today that seven local governments in the Capital Area Council of…
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May 20, 2021
CAPCOG, RETF restart basic environmental law training
CAPCOG and the Capital Area Regional Environmental Task Force (RETF) will conduct their first basic environmental course on…
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May 18, 2021
AAACAP launches first online caregiver wellness program
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, held the first session of…
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May 12, 2021RLEA offers crisis trauma aid, TASER instructor, threat recognition courses
CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy is offering specialized instructor courses in July and August that will allow policing…
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May 10, 2021CAPCOG recognizes Hurricane Preparedness Week
Hurricanes can impact large areas beyond the coastal regions, and the CAPCOG 10-county region is no exception to…
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Apr 29, 2021CAPCOG makes homeland security grant funding recommendations
The CAPCOG Executive Committee prioritized 31 projects for the State Homeland Security Program grants; recommending 15 projects for…
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Apr 27, 2021Older Americans Month celebrates Communities of Strength
May marks Older Americans Month, a time to celebrate the contributions older adults make to our communities, and…
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Apr 23, 2021HHS seeks behavioral health committee members
Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking local elected officials who have an interest in issues related…
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Apr 22, 2021CAPCOG urges communities to prepare for EDA rescue funds
The CAPCOG Community and Economic Development Division began working with communities to develop potential project ideas for applications…
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Apr 20, 2021
Air Quality Awareness Week promotes taking action to improve air quality
The Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Area remains close to exceeding the ground-level ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard and…
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Apr 14, 2021AAACAP hosts estate planning webinars, assistance meetings
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, is conducting two webinars to…
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Apr 12, 2021
Telecommunicators week honors dedicated service
The past year resulted in many challenging circumstances for emergency telecommunicators from the COVID-19 pandemic to the February…
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Mar 23, 2021WebEOC assists with regionwide emergency response
Emergency Management Coordinators (EMCs) and other public safety officials used CAPCOG’s digital regional planning coordination tool, WebEOC, to…
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Mar 18, 2021
Solid waste collection events properly dispose of tires, paint, and much more
Scrap tires, paint, mattresses, and lawn tools are among the items most collected during solid waste collection events…
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Mar 16, 2021WarnCentralTexas.org alerts many during winter storm
CAPCOG’s regional notifications system, WarnCentralTexas, alerted more residents than ever during Winter Storm Uri, which struck the entire…
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Mar 8, 2021
CAPCOG schedules criminal justice grant scoring meetings
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Advisory Committee will review and prioritize Office of the Governor grant applications during a…
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Mar 9, 2021Two awareness webinars aim at addressing older adult issues
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) — a division of CAPCOG — will host…
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Feb 23, 2021
Area Agency on Aging relaunches CAPABLE program
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, is relaunching its efforts to…
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Feb 18, 202119 cadets graduate, 35 start basic peace officer course
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) graduated Class No. 91 in January with 19 cadets earning their…
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Feb 16, 2021Economic development strategy focuses on workforce development, resiliency
Workforce development will continue to be one of the four themes in the newly-adopted 2020-2025 Comprehensive Economic Development…
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Feb 11, 2021
AAACAP, Dallas AAA pair to train wellness program leaders
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) — a CAPCOG division — and the Dallas…
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Feb 10, 2021
TxDOT announces mobility of seniors program
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced its 2021 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program…
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Feb 9, 2021TDHCA announces $69.6 million in COVID-19 related mortgage assistance
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announced $69.6 million in Community Development Block Grant CARES…
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Feb 8, 2021
General Assembly to elect two Executive Committee members
CAPCOG will hold a special called General Assembly meeting at 11 a.m. February 10 to elect two officials…
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Jan 26, 2021Hargrove brings years of community development experience
CAPCOG hired Shelly Hargrove to lead its Community and Economic Development (CED) Division in December; her more than…
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Jan 21, 2021Online fall prevention program coming soon to older adults across the region
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area will conduct its first two online A Matter of…
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Jan 19, 2021TxDOT announces bike, sidewalk funding program
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announced its 2021 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Program Call for Projects and…
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Jan 19, 2021CAPCOG ramps up peace officer training before cycle ends
CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) has scheduled more than 20 courses between now and the end of…
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Jan 14, 2021State homeland security grants open, CAPCOG begins review
The deadline to submit State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant application projects to CAPCOG for a requested staff…
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Jan 11, 2021
Executive Committee members to elect new officers at meeting
The CAPCOG Executive Committee will meet virtually for its first meeting of 2021 on January 13, when its…
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Dec 22, 2020
Air Quality Program assists Oklahoma COG with study
The CAPCOG Air Quality Program is assisting the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), a COG located in…
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Dec 17, 2020
CAPCOG offers 9-1-1 telecommunicators pandemic training
CAPCOG’s Emergency Communications Division conducted its first pandemic specific course for emergency telecommunicators in early December and a…
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Dec 15, 2020
CAPCOG schedules criminal justice grant workshops
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Program is conducting a virtual grant workshop on January 5 that will assist nonprofit…
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Dec 10, 2020CAPCOG, Clean Air Coalition announce 2020 Air Central Texas award winners
The Central Texas Clean Air Coalition (CAC) recognized the City of Austin’s Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program and…
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Dec 7, 2020
CAPCOG General Assembly to vote on Executive Committee
The CAPCOG General Assembly will elect the 2021 Executive Committee at its annual membership meeting on Dec. 9,…
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Nov 26, 2020
TDA announces CDBG program funds
The Texas Department of Agriculture opened its grant application process for the 2021 Texas Community Development Block Grant…
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Nov 24, 2020
CAPCOG, Austin study COVID-19’s impact on air quality
The CAPCOG Air Quality Program and the city of Austin are conducting a study that will analyze how…
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Nov 19, 2020
PSAP network upgrades move region closer to NextGen 9-1-1 implementation
CAPCOG, acting in its capacity of the Capital Area Emergency Communications District, started making hardware, software and cabling…
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Nov 17, 2020
CAPCOG revamps regional homeland security plans
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division is completing an update to the region’s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk…
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Nov 12, 2020CAPCOG General Assembly to elect 2021 Executive Committee
CAPCOG General Assembly representatives will elect the agency’s 2021 Executive Committee during its 11 a.m., December 9 meeting,…
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Nov 10, 2020CAPCOG recognizes Family Caregivers’ efforts with webinar
As part of National Family Caregivers Month, the Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) and…
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Nov 5, 2020CAC honors 2020 ACT award recipients
The Central Texas Clean Air Coalition (CAC) on Wednesday recognized City of Austin’s Transportation Demand Management Program and…
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Oct 29, 2020
CAPCOG, EPA work together to improve region’s particulate matter air quality
CAPCOG and its newly created Clean Air Coalition Particulate Matter (PM) subcommittee are joined by an EPA subject…
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Oct 27, 2020Texas NENA members elect CAPCOG’s Aurora to board
Members of the Texas National Emergency Number Association (NENA) elected CAPCOG’s Mike Aurora to serve on its board…
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Oct 22, 2020
CAPCOG assists with 24 EDA Cares Act recovery applications
“The EDA CARES grant has been the most competitive grant cycle I’ve seen in years,” said Rachel Steele,…
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Oct 20, 2020
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 COVID-19…
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Oct 15, 2020
AAACAP kicks off Medicare Open Enrollment counseling
Benefits counselors with Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, started preparing older…
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Sep 29, 2020CAPCOG, 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 Austin-Round…
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Sep 24, 2020CAPCOG seeks Air Quality Award nominations
The CAPCOG Air Quality Program seeks nominations of people and organizations that have made significant impacts to the…
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Sep 22, 2020
Striking a Balance gives caregivers value after conference
CAPCOG’s Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) and AGE of Central Texas conducted the annual…
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Sep 15, 2020
CAPCOG urges Emergency Preparedness Month participation
The CAPCOG Executive Committee recognized September as National Preparedness Month and urges all jurisdictions to educate and empower…
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Sep 11, 2020EDA awards Marble Falls $2.5 M grant, CAPCOG gets COVID-19 recovery funding
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Marble Falls a $2.5 million grant for the design and engineering…
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Sep 9, 2020CAPCOG solicits Executive Committee nominations
CAPCOG is seeking nominations from General Assembly Representatives interested in serving on the 2021 Executive Committee, which meets…
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Aug 27, 2020Watershed Partnership holds Stewards Workshop in Luling
The Plum Creek Watershed Partnership will hold a Texas Watershed Steward workshop from 8 a.m. to noon, Sept.…
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Aug 27, 2020CEDS takes second look at strengthening resiliency measures
When the COVID-19 pandemic started, the Capital Area Economic Development District (CAEDD) had just begun developing its strategic…
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Aug 20, 2020
EPA looks to CAPCOG for emissions case study
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently completed a Travel Efficiency Assessment Method Case Study for the Austin-Round…
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Aug 18, 2020CAPCOG celebrates 50 years at General Assembly Meeting
Join CAPCOG in celebrating its 50th anniversary during its upcoming online General Assembly Meeting on September 9th. The…
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Aug 13, 2020
RLEA begins training on de-escalation simulator
Police agencies around the region have a new de-escalation training tool which they will soon be able to…
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Aug 11, 2020
CAPCOG still interested in coordinating shared services
CAPCOG sent out a survey in late January to determine if the region’s local governments would be interested…
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Jul 28, 2020
CAPCOG aids counties in developing and updating solid waste siting ordinances
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program has helped several counties draft, review and update solid waste siting ordinances to…
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Jul 23, 2020
TCEQ announces new round of emission reduction funds
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced about $4.6 million in grants for projects to implement new…
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Jul 21, 2020
Annual family caregiver conference moves online
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) and AGE of Central Texas moved their annual…
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Jul 17, 2020CAPCOG teaches telecommunicators during pandemic
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division continues to deliver training to emergency telecommunicators amid the COVID-19 pandemic through live…
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Jul 15, 2020
TCEQ opens TERP Rebate Grant Program
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will accept grant applications for its Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Rebate Grant…
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Jul 13, 2020
CAPCOG, TNRIS coordinate 2021 Aerial Imagery project
CAPCOG is seeking local jurisdictions to participate in the Texas Natural Resources Information System’s (TNRIS) Strategic Mapping Program…
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Jul 10, 2020CAPCOG, TDA fund gas pump, card skimmer surveillance
CAPCOG and the Texas Department of Agriculture have partnered to fund $75,000 of specialized surveillance patrols targeting credit-…
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Jun 30, 202037 CAPCOG cadets earn TCOLE peace officer’s licenses
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) recently graduated 37 cadets from two Basic Peace Officer Courses (BPOC)…
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Jun 25, 2020
Executive Committee recommends criminal justice grants
The CAPCOG Executive Committee approved its recommended list of prioritized 2021 criminal justice projects in May for four…
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Jun 23, 2020CAPCOG prepares communities for EDA CARES Act grant
CAPCOG, as the region’s representative of the Economic Development Administration (EDA), is providing technical assistance to local jurisdictions…
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Jun 18, 2020TWDB seeks flood planning group members
Texas is beginning its first regional flood planning process, and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is seeking…
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Jun 16, 202018 cadets graduate from CAPCOG’s 89th BPOC
CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Basic Peace Officers Course No. 89 graduated on June 5 after its cadets completed…
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CAPCOG re-announces gas skimmer surveillance grants, new dates
CAPCOG re-opened its grant application process for funding specialized surveillance at businesses that may be impacted by credit…
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Jun 11, 2020
TWDB seeks comments on 2021 regional plans
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is taking public comments on the 2021 draft regional water plans which…
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Jun 9, 2020
The Area Agency on Aging ramps up online programming for older adults
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, moved its health and wellness…
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Jun 5, 2020
CAPCOG’s COVID-19 response, operations
The CAPCOG offices are currently closed to visitors because of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, all of CAPCOG's divisions…
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Jun 5, 2020
CAPCOG encourages local governments to apply for CESF
The Office of the Governor’s Public Safety Office allocated about $2.8 million to the CAPCOG region from its…
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May 29, 2020AAACAP releases Medicare enrollment tips
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) wants…
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May 26, 2020
CAPCOG dashboard measures COVID-19’s economic impacts
The CAPCOG Community and Economic Development Division has developed a regional data dashboard to assist communities in making…
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May 21, 2020
CAPCOG supplies regional COVID-19 response, impact info
The information important to the region’s emergency managers related to the Coronavirus pandemic includes confirmed cases, deaths attributed…
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May 19, 2020RLEA reschedules in-service training classes, BPOC exams
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy opened enrollment for in-service courses scheduled for July and is continuing to…
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May 14, 2020CAPCOG to recognize seniors during Older American Month
The CAPCOG Executive Committee is set to proclaim May as Older Americans Month during its meeting on the…
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May 12, 2020CAPCOG RLEA graduates 19 cadets
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduated 19 cadets from its Basic Peace Officer Course (BPOC) No. 90…
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May 12, 2020
Air quality awareness doesn’t stop after national week
Air quality seems to be better throughout the region because of reduced traffic as a result of Stay…
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Apr 21, 2020Aging Area Plan identifies, addresses older adults’ needs
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, drafted its 2021-22 Area Plan…
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Apr 17, 2020
OOG announces COVID-19 Emergency Supplemental Funding
The Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division, announced the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program…
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Apr 16, 2020Executive Committee sends SHSP grants to governors’ office
The CAPCOG Executive Committee at its March meeting approved a prioritized list of 30 Homeland Security projects, 13…
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Apr 14, 20202020-25 Capital Area regional economic plan takes shape
CAPCOG, in its capacity as the Capital Area Economic Development District (CAEDD), is developing the Comprehensive Economic Development…
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Apr 9, 2020
CAPCOG responds to COVID-19 helping EMCs, older adults
CAPCOG is assisting local jurisdictions with emergency management response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing older adult…
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Apr 7, 2020
CAPCOG celebrates region’s emergency telecommunicators
The CAPCOG Executive Committee honored the region’s emergency telecommunicators with a March proclamation declaring April 12 through April…
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Apr 6, 2020Criminal justice grant meetings set for video conference
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Advisory Committee (CJAC) will conduct its grant scoring meetings on April 14, 15, 16,…
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Mar 31, 2020
9-1-1 personnel from around region, nation, continent earn NENA certification at CAPCOG
CAPCOG conducted a National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Center Manager Certificate Program in March for several of the…
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Mar 26, 2020CAPCOG helps expand broadband in Blanco, Burnet, Llano
Connected Nation—Texas, a division of a national nonprofit that assists communities with developing strategies for increasing access, adoption,…
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Mar 24, 2020Region tests EOC capabilities, communications in exercise
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division’s 2020 Regional Exercise, which took place in February, simulated large wildfires in three…
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Mar 16, 2020
CAPCOG begins telework schedules amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Capital Area Council of Governments has moved employees to teleworking schedules beginning this week; some staff will…
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Mar 12, 2020
CAPCOG, Lone Star Clean Fuels Alliance discuss EV fleets
The CAPCOG Air Quality Program has partnered with the Lone Star Clean Fuels Alliance to teach local governments,…
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Mar 11, 2020
CAPCOG announces gas skimmer surveillance grants
CAPCOG is accepting applications from local law enforcement agencies in the ten-county region, for a grant to cover…
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Mar 10, 2020
9-1-1 instructors bring survivor, responder experience
Two emergency telecommunicators who survived mass shootings will lead CAPCOG’s Active Threat Course for emergency telecommunicators set for…
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Feb 27, 2020
Communities take home $5.2 million in TxDOT grants
The Texas Transportation Commission announced in late January that Dripping Springs, Elgin, Granger, and Smithville would receive $5.2…
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Feb 25, 2020Emergency Communications teaches APD cadets, kids about the importance of 9-1-1
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division joined several city of Austin departments in welcoming its newest police officers and…
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Feb 20, 2020
Basic environmental law course addresses illegal dumping
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Program and the Regional Environmental Task Force will lead a course that literally helps…
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Feb 18, 2020
EDA disaster grants still available for Llano, Burnet, Travis counties
Under the FEMA Disaster Declaration 4416, local jurisdictions in Burnet, Llano and Travis counties working on economic development…
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Feb 13, 2020
RLEA delivers Sunset Valley, Cottonwood Shores training
Cottonwood Shores and Sunset Valley are hosting the CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) to conduct a February-26…
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Feb 11, 2020
Regional Academy opens testing for would-be peace officers
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) will hold its first exam for prospective peace officer cadets for…
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Jan 21, 2020CAPCOG purchases Stop-the-Bleed kits for local schools
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division purchased more than 1,000 Stop-the-Bleed kits to help school districts and charter schools…
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Jan 21, 2020Austin-Travis County EMS, Toyota, Cincinnati Children’s launch mobile safety lab
Austin-Travis County EMS deployed the nation’s first Buckle Up for Life Safety Lab, a mobile interactive experience designed…
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Jan 16, 2020TCEQ opens $6.2 million school bus grant opportunity
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting applications for the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Texas…
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Jan 14, 2020
New CAPCOG Executive Committee members elect officers
The newly elected CAPCOG Executive Committee, which conducts COG business regarding budgets, contracts, and general policies and procedures…
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Jan 9, 2020White gets CAPCOG Palmer award, CAPCOG gives air awards
Long-time Solid Waste Advisory Committee member, Jon White, received the 2019 Phill Palmer Volunteer Award during its annual…
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Dec 26, 2019
CAPCOG, St. David’s partner for home intervention program
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area, a CAPCOG division, with funding from the St. David’s…
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Dec 24, 2019Emergency Communications rolls out online telecommunicator training system
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division is launching an online training system to enhance emergency telecommunicators skills and professional…
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Dec 19, 2019Ombudsman program seeks advocates for older adults
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) is seeking passionate volunteers to advocate for seniors’…
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Dec 17, 2019RLEA hosts interviewing, TXDOT drug & alcohol courses
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy will conduct a Basic Forensic Narrative Analysis course to teach investigators interviewing…
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Dec 13, 2019CAPCOG honors former TDEM District Coordinator for regional work
CAPCOG recognized the region’s former Texas Division of Emergency Management District Coordinator, Jack Doebbler, with its Jack Griesenbeck…
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Dec 12, 2019Criminal Justice Program sets workshops around region
CAPCOG has scheduled three grant writing workshops at different locations, so local governments and nonprofits planning to apply…
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Dec 5, 2019
TCEQ schedules clean school bus webinar
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality want organizations to gear up for the opening of the Texas Emission…
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Nov 28, 2019
Petroleum Solutions Inc. donates gas pumps for skimmer course
Petroleum Solutions Inc.’s Austin office donated two gas pump credit and debit card processing machines to support a…
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Nov 26, 2019New CAPCOG website brings more info to members, partners
CAPCOG recently launched its new website at capcog.org to improve the organization of information, make it easier to navigate, and…
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Nov 21, 2019CAPCOG hosts a national cybersecurity training course
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division is offering a cybersecurity course for local jurisdictions’ Information Technology personnel. The 4-day…
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Nov 19, 2019
Homeland Security schedules mandatory grant workshops
CAPCOG will conduct three mandatory grant workshop for local jurisdictions planning to apply for 2020 State Homeland Security…
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Nov 15, 2019General Assembly meeting to recognize regionalism efforts
CAPCOG will announce this year’s recipient of the Jack Griesenbeck Leadership in Regionalism Award along with other regional…
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Nov 8, 2019
CAPCOG estimates $224,000 available for solid waste projects
The CAPCOG Solid Waste Grant Program is seeking projects to fund as part of its 2020-21 Solid Waste…
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Oct 24, 2019EPA appoints Hoekzema to 3rd term on air quality committee
The Environmental Protection Agency reappointed CAPCOG’s Regional Planning and Services Director, Andrew Hoekzema, to a third, two-year term…
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Oct 22, 2019
Homeland Security visits Education Service Center Region 13
The Texas Region 13 Education Service Center invited CAPCOG Homeland Security Director, Martin Ritchey, to discuss with school…
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Oct 17, 2019Homeland 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. 18…
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Oct 15, 2019
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 workshop…
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Oct 10, 2019
CAPCOG taking regionalism, air quality award nominations
CAPCOG is seeking nominations for the 2019 Jack Griesenbeck Leadership in Regionalism Award, which recognizes a person whom…
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Sep 26, 2019CAPCOG’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 pump…
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Sep 24, 2019
AAACAP reaches out for local, public input for 2021-22 area plan
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a division of CAPCOG, has begun drafting its…
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Sep 17, 2019
Criminal Justice Program wants input on 2021 priorities
The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Program is seeking input from community stakeholders around the ten-county region as it begins…
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Sep 12, 2019
Nominations open for CAPCOG Executive Committee board
CAPCOG will begin accepting nominations on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 from eligible city and county elected officials who…
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Sep 10, 2019
RLEA keeps officers informed with State and Federal Updates
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy is offering its first new State and Federal Law Updates courses for…
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Sep 4, 2019
Age Well Live Well events showcase older residents
The Age Well Live Well East Austin collaborative invites the public to celebrate East Austin’s unique history, as…
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Aug 27, 2019CAPCOG equips communities with 9-1-1 educational materials
National Night Out, an annual campaign for making neighborhoods safer through community and police partnerships, traditionally occurs the…
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Aug 22, 2019
CAPCOG holds threat identification, evacuation workshops
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division will host three courses in September to train peace officers, emergency managers and…
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Aug 20, 2019
State legislators address CAPCOG General Assembly in Sept.
State legislators who serve on the CAPCOG Executive Committee will participate in a panel discussion about the 86th…
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Aug 15, 2019
National Preparedness Month highlights importance of readiness, alerts
In support of National Preparedness Month, CAPCOG developed a regional WarnCentralTexas.org campaign to encourage residents to register for…
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Aug 13, 2019
Striking a Balance teaches family caregivers about life balance
The upcoming 18th annual Striking a Balance Conference will convene local resources as well as local and national…
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Aug 8, 2019
Air Quality program offers workshop on alternatives to gas powered vehicles for short trips
The CAPCOG Air Quality Program will conduct a workshop for local government and transportation practitioners as well as…
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Jul 23, 2019
Environmental law course lets governments clean up crime
The Regional Environmental Task Force (RETF) and CAPCOG will lead two courses on how local governments can better…
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Jul 18, 2019
Aging Services director addresses older adult resiliency at state conference
The CAPCOG Aging Services Director, Patty Bordie, emphasized the importance of fostering individual resiliency in older adults in…
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Jul 16, 2019
RPS updates CARTS Maps, adds them to myCommuteSolutions
CAPCOG’s Regional Planning and Service Division partnered with the Capital Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) to update the…
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Jul 11, 2019
RLEA adds in-service courses to finish TCOLE training period
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy (RLEA) is offering more than 20 in-service courses in Austin and around…
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Jul 9, 2019
Flood resiliency workshop to be foundation for regional plan
The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) and CAPCOG will conduct a Capital Area Regional Flood Management Planning Workshop…
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Jun 25, 2019
MyCommuteSolutions.com relaunches, improves experience
The CAPCOG Regional Planning and Services Division upgraded the Commute Solutions program by updating the commute planning and…
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Jun 18, 2019
Prepare for wildfire season by registering for alerts at WarnCentralTexas.org
Public safety officials and local advocates from around the region at a Warn Central Texas press conference in…
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CAPCOG sends criminal justice grant priorities to governor
The CAPCOG Executive Committee in May approved a prioritized list of recommended projects to receive funding from four…
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Jun 10, 2019
Basic peace officer courses turn cadets into everyday heroes
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy will conduct a full-time, day and a part-time, night Basic Peace Officer…
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Jun 20, 2019
New RLEA Director takes local, regional approach to training
Mike Jennings, former director of CAPCOG’s Regional Law Enforcement Academy from 2007 to 2015, returned to the position…
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May 28, 2019
Austin to buy Warn Central Texas kiosks to sign up residents
The city of Austin is purchasing and programing digital kiosks to give residents greater access in registering to…
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May 23, 2019
RPS assists with state and federal grant opportunities
From economic development and infrastructure to sidewalks and fire trucks, the CAPCOG Regional and Planning Services Division has…
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May 21, 2019
Aging services rekindles relationship with SALT groups
CAPCOG’s Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area is joining several Senior and Law Enforcement Together (SALT)…
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May 16, 2019
Prepare for wildfire season by being Firewise and registering for WarnCentralTexas
Emergency management and fire officials and local advocates urged Central Texas residents to prepare for the 2019 wildfire…
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May 13, 2019
Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program seeks bus projects
Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program is accepting applications for the first…
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May 9, 2019
CAPCOG increases location accuracy for wireless 9-1-1 callers
The CAPCOG Emergency Communications Division has installed new RapidSOS software at nearly all the 10-county region’s public safety…
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May 6, 2019
Air Quality Program holds energy efficiency workshop
The CAPCOG Air Quality Program is hosting several energy efficiency specialists to conduct a workshop from 9 a.m.…
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Apr 25, 2019
EPA, CAPCOG partner on travel efficiency assessment project
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Transportation and Air Quality selected CAPCOG for a technical assistance partnership…
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Apr 23, 2019
Older Americans Month helps older adults connect, create, contribute
CAPCOG and its Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area want central Texas communities to join them…
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Apr 16, 2019
CAPCOG recommends homeland security grants projects
The CAPCOG Executive Committee and its Homeland Security Task Force prioritized 40 projects that requested funding from the…
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Apr 11, 2019
National air quality campaign important to region
Air Quality Awareness Week is a national campaign that recognizes the importance of clean air for our health…
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Apr 9, 2019
CAPCOG calls for Orthoimagery projects, geospatial savings
CAPCOG is coordinating the purchase of geospatial data through its 2020 Capital Area Orthoimagery Project in partnership with…
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Mar 26, 2019
CAPCOG upgrades 9-1-1 workstations throughout region
New workstations being installed by CAPCOG in all 31 public safety answering points (PSAPs) across the region will…
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Mar 21, 2019
Standard Response Protocol training video instructs students on safety actions
Students will be better prepared to respond to terroristic incidents with a new educational video developed through a…
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Mar 19, 2019
CAPCOG to recognize emergency telecommunicators
More than 800 emergency telecommunicators serve the CAPCOG ten-county region as the first, first responders, and they work…
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Mar 14, 2019
First responders train for shooter, explosion during exercise
More than 40 emergency response agencies and 350 public safety personnel from across the region responded to an…
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Mar 11, 2019
RETF, CAPCOG, Georgetown host environmental law course
The Regional Environmental Task Force (RETF) and CAPCOG are conducting this year’s first basic environmental law training course…
