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- Nov 26, 2020
Nov 24, 2020CAPCOG, 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…
Nov 19, 2020PSAP 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…
Nov 17, 2020CAPCOG revamps regional homeland security plans
The CAPCOG Homeland Security Division is completing an update to the region’s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk…
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,…
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…
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…
- 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…
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…
Oct 22, 2020CAPCOG 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,…
Oct 20, 2020Peace 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…
Oct 15, 2020AAACAP kicks off Medicare Open Enrollment counseling
Benefits counselors with Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division, started preparing older…
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…
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…
Sep 22, 2020Striking 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…
Sep 15, 2020CAPCOG urges Emergency Preparedness Month participation
The CAPCOG Executive Committee recognized September as National Preparedness Month and urges all jurisdictions to educate and empower…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
- 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…
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…
Aug 13, 2020RLEA 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…
Aug 11, 2020CAPCOG 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…
Jul 28, 2020CAPCOG 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…
Jul 23, 2020TCEQ 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…
Jul 21, 2020Annual family caregiver conference moves online
The Area Agency on Aging of the Capital Area (AAACAP) and AGE of Central Texas moved their annual…
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…
- 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…
- 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…
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-…
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)…
Jun 25, 2020Executive Committee recommends criminal justice grants
The CAPCOG Executive Committee approved its recommended list of prioritized 2021 criminal justice projects in May for four…
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…
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…
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…
- 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…
Jun 9, 2020The 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…
- 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…
- 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…
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…
- 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…
- 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…
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…
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…
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…
May 12, 2020Air 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…
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…
- 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…
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…
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…
- 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…
- 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…
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,…
Mar 31, 20209-1-1 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…
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,…
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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
Feb 27, 2020Communities 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…
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…
- 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…
Feb 18, 2020EDA 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…
Feb 13, 2020RLEA 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…
Feb 11, 2020Regional 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…
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…
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…
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…
Jan 14, 2020New CAPCOG Executive Committee members elect officers
The newly elected CAPCOG Executive Committee, which conducts COG business regarding budgets, contracts, and general policies and procedures…
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…
- 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…
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…
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’…
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…
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…
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…
- 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…
- 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…
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…
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…
Nov 19, 2019Homeland Security schedules mandatory grant workshops
CAPCOG will conduct three mandatory grant workshop for local jurisdictions planning to apply for 2020 State Homeland Security…
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…
Nov 8, 2019CAPCOG 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…
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…
Oct 22, 2019Homeland 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…
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…
- 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…
- 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…
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…
- 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…
Sep 17, 2019Criminal 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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)…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
