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Council of Government (COG) Information
Regional Councils in Texas

Regional councils are voluntary associations of local governments formed under Texas law. These associations deal with the problems and planning needs that cross the boundaries of individual local governments or that require regional attention. Regional councils coordinate planning and provide a regional approach to problem solving through cooperative action.

The geographic boundaries of regional councils in Texas must coincide with the twenty-four state planning regions designated and biennially reviewed by the governor. Membership of the regional councils includes local governments as well as affiliated organizations” (Texas Association of Regional Councils).

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission South Plains Association of Governments Nortex Regional Planning Commission Alamo Area Council of Governments Ark-Tex Council of Governments Brazos Valley Council of Governments Capitol Area Planning Council Central Texas Council of Governments Coastal Bend Council of Governments Concho Valley Council of Governments Deep East Texas council of Governments East Texas Council of Governments Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission Heart of Texas Council of Governments Houston-Galveston Area Council Lower Rio Grande Development Council Middle Rio Grande Development Council North Central Texas Council of Government Rio Grande Council of Governments South Texas Development Council Texoma Council of Governments South East Texas Regional Planning Commission Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission West Central Texas Council of Governments

Region Name Abbr Region # Web Site
Alamo Area Council of Governments AACOG 18 www.aacog.com
Ark-Tex Council of Governments ARK-TEX 5 www.atcog.org
Brazos Valley Council of Governments BVCOG 13 www.bvcog.org
Capital Area Planning Council CAPCO 12 www.capcog.org
Central Texas Council of Governments CTCOG 23 www.ctcog.org
Coastal Bend Council of Governments CBCOG 20 www.cbcog98.org
Concho Valley Council of Governments CVCOG 10 www.cvcog.org
Deep East Texas Council of Governments DETCOG 14 www.detcog.org
East Texas Council of Governments ETCOG 6 www.etcog.org
Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission GCRPC 17 www.gcrpc.org
Heart of Texas Council of Governments HOTCOG 11 www.hotcog.org
Houston-Galveston Area Council H-GAC 16 www.h-gac.com
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council LRGVDC 21 www.lrgvdc.org
Middle Rio Grande Development Council MRGDC 24 www.mrgdc.org
Nortex Regional Planning Commission NORTEX 3 www.nortexrpc.org
North Central Texas Council of Governments NCTCOG 4 www.nctcog.dst.tx.us
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission PRPC 1 www.prpc.cog.tx.us
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission PBRPC 9 www.pbrpc.org
Rio Grande Council of Governments RGCOG 8 www.riocog.org
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission SETRPC 15 www.setrpc.org
South Plains Association of Governments SPAG 2 www.spag.org
South Texas Development Council STDC 19 www.stdc.cog.tx.us
Texoma Council of Governments TEXOMA 22 www.texoma.cog.tx.us
West Central Texas Council of Governments WCTCOG 7 www.wctcog.org


                                                                Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)

A metropolitan planning organization (MPO) is a federally-mandated and federally-funded transportation policy-making organization in the United States that is made up of representatives from local government  and governmental transportation authorities. In 1962, the United States Congress passed legislation that required the formation of an MPO for any urbanized areas (UZA) with a population greater than 50,000. Federal funding for transportation projects and programs are channeled through this planning process. Congress created MPOs in order to ensure that existing and future expenditures of governmental funds for transportation projects and programs are based on a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive (“3-C”) planning process. Statewide and metropolitan transportation planning processes are governed by federal law. Transparency through public access to participation in the planning process and electronic publication of plans now is required by federal law. As of 2005, there are 385 MPOs in the U.S. 

                                                                         TEXAS MPO's

Abilene MPO
Location: Abilene
E-mail: Robert.Allen@abilenetx.com
Web site: http://www.abilenempo.org

Amarillo MPO
Location: Amarillo
E-mail: gary.holwick@ci.amarillo.tx.us
Web site: http://www.amarillompo.org

Brownsville MPO
Location: Brownsville
E-mail: bmpo@cob.us
Web site: http://www.cob.us/mpo/

Bryan-College Station MPO
Location: Bryan
E-mail: bcsmpo@bcsmpo.org
Web site: http://www.bcsmpo.org/

Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Location: Austin
E-mail: campo@campotexas.org
Web site: http://www.campotexas.org/

Corpus Christi MPO
Location: Corpus Christi
E-mail: ccmpo@swbell.net
Web site: http://www.corpuschristi-mpo.org/

El Paso MPO
Location: El Paso
E-mail: rgilyard@elpasompo.org
Web site: http://www.elpasompo.org/

Harlingen-San Benito MPO
Location: Harlingen
E-mail: rramirez@myharlingen.us
Web site: http://www.myharlingen.us/new_mpo.htm

Hidalgo County MPO
Location: Mcallen
E-mail: emolitor@lrgvdc.org
Web site: http://www.lrgvdc.org/

Houston Galveston Area Council
Location: Houston
Web site: http://www.h-gac.com/

Killeen-Temple Urban Transportation Study
Location: Study
E-mail: smattingly@ctcogmpo.org
Web site: http://www.ktuts.org/

Laredo Metropolitan Planning Organization
Location: Laredo
Web site: http://www.ci.laredo.tx.us/city-planning/metro-planning/index.htm

Longview MPO
Location: Longview
E-mail: mpo@longview.tx.us
Web site: http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/

Lubbock MPO
Location: Lubbock
Web site: http://mpo.ci.lubbock.tx.us/

Midland - Odessa Transportation Organization
Location: Midland
E-mail: btroe@motormpo.com
Web site: http://www.motormpo.com/

North Central Texas COG
Location: Arlington
Web site: http://www.nctcog.org/

San Angelo MPO
Location: San Angelo
Web site: http://www.sanangelompo.org/

San Antonio-Bexar City MPO
Location: San Antonio
E-mail: sabcmpo@sametroplan.org
Web site: http://www.sametroplan.org/

Sherman-Denison MPO
Location: Sherman
E-mail: rwood@sdmpo.org
Web site: http://www.sdmpo.org/

South East Texas RPC
Location: Beaumont
E-mail: setrpc@setrpc.org
Web site: http://www.setrpc.org/

Texarkana MPO
Location: Texarkana
E-mail: txkmpo@txkusa.or
Web site: http://www.txkusa.org/tx/departments/mpo

Tyler MPO
Location: Tyler
E-mail: mpo@tylertexas.com
Web site: http://www.cityoftyler.org/

Victoria MPO
Location: Victoria
E-mail: jopiela@ci.victoria.tx.us
Web site: http://www.ci.victoria.tx.us/planning/mpo/mpo.htm

Waco MPO
Location: Waco
E-mail: mpo@ci.waco.tx.us
Web site: http://www.waco-texas.com/mpo.htm

Wichita Falls MPO
Location: Wichita Falls
E-mail: Lin.Barnett@cwftx.net
Web site: http://www.wfmpo.com
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