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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Nov 8, 2019
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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, 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…
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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, 2019AAACAP 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, 2019CAPCOG 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
mason canales Posted in Administration, Criminal Justice, Regional Law Enforcement Academy — No Comments ↓
The CAPCOG Regional Law Enforcement Academy and Texas Department of Agriculture are working together to improve gas pump…
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Sep 24, 2019AAACAP 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, 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…
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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, 2019RLEA 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, 2019Age 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, 2019CAPCOG 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
Lauren Hartman Posted in Emergency Communications, Homeland Security, Homeland Security Task Force — No Comments ↓
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…