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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 the Environmental Protection Agency announced its proposed...

AAACAP 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 (AAACAP), a CAPCOG division. “Helping people understand...

Emergency 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 as well as advance their career knowledge....

CERT 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 identification and reporting, enhance their disaster response...

CAPCOG 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 GIS coordinator, with its Phill Parmer Volunteer...

Environmental 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. 3 at Zedler Mill Pavilion, 1170 S....

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 board’s officers, who also serve as the...

Brotherton 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 for his dedication that spans two decades...

CAPCOG 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 to help educate students about the environment...

Mandatory criminal justice workshops help maximize funding

The CAPCOG Criminal Justice Grant Program has scheduled two mandatory grant workshops — an in-person workshop to be held at CAPCOG at 10 a.m. January...

New 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 courses, workshops and events and...

CAPCOG 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, and a joint effort by the City...