The Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) is a state organization of Texas' 24 regional councils of governments.
Regional councils of governments are voluntary associations of local governments formed under state 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 in Texas | ||
| Name | Headquarters | Counties served |
|---|---|---|
| Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) | San Antonio | Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson. |
| Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ARK-TEX) |
Texarkana | Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Titus, and Miller County, Arkansas. |
| Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) | Bryan | Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington. |
| Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) | Austin | Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson. |
| Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) | Belton | Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills, and San Saba. |
| Coastal Bend Council of Governments (CBCOG) | Corpus Christi | Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio. |
| Concho Valley Council of Governments (CVCOG) | San Angelo | Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, and Tom Green. |
| Deep East Texas Council of Governments (DETCOG) | Jasper | Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, and Tyler. |
| East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) | Kilgore | Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood. |
| Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission (GCRPC) | Victoria | Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, and Victoria. |
| Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG) | Waco | Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, and McLennan. |
| Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) | Houston | Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, and Wharton. |
| Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) | McAllen | Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy. |
| Middle Rio Grande Development Council (MRGDC) | Carrizo Springs | Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala. |
| Nortex Regional Planning Commission (NORTEX) | Wichita Falls | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. |
| North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) | Arlington | Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise. |
| Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC) | Amarillo | Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler. |
| Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (PBRPC) | Midland | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, and Winkler. |
| Rio Grande Council of Governments (RGCOG) | El Paso | Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio, and Doña Ana County, New Mexico, |
| South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) | Beaumont | Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange. |
| South Plains Association of Governments (SPAG) | Lubbock | Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, and Yoakum. |
| South Texas Development Council (STDC) | Laredo | Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, and Zapata. |
| Texoma Council of Governments (TEXOMA) | Sherman | Cooke, Fannin, and Grayson. |
| West Central Texas Council of Governments (WCTCOG) | Abilene | Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, and Throckmorton. |
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