capmetro - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/capmetro/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:44:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 capmetro - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/capmetro/ 32 32 103504436 CapMetro police chief leaving Austin as force hits the streets https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-police-chief-leaving-austin-as-force-hits-the-streets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-police-chief-leaving-austin-as-force-hits-the-streets Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:44:10 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=522e2ec9b1f678a10e815ca28ce9d12b Before coming to Austin, Robins was chief of police in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. He will return to the area for his new job with the Alief ...

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]]> 970468 CapMetro Transit Police chief leaving Austin for position near Houston | kvue.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-transit-police-chief-leaving-austin-for-position-near-houston-kvue-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-transit-police-chief-leaving-austin-for-position-near-houston-kvue-com Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:43:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a37311e949b3b751566602d2edf4da1b Robins has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience, including his time as chief of the Sugar Land Police Department. CapMetro's Transit ...

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]]> 970471 CapMetro police chief shares safety plan, target launch date for new force – KVUE https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-police-chief-shares-safety-plan-target-launch-date-for-new-force-kvue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-police-chief-shares-safety-plan-target-launch-date-for-new-force-kvue Wed, 07 May 2025 22:06:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=231d9263616a58c5e36bd26afa5bd7e8 Robins was hired in August 2022 after retiring as chief of the Sugar Land Police Department, near Houston. Since then, he's been building ...

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]]> 950196 CapMetro police chief shares safety plan, target launch date for new force – KVUE https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-police-chief-shares-safety-plan-target-launch-date-for-new-force-kvue-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-police-chief-shares-safety-plan-target-launch-date-for-new-force-kvue-2 Wed, 07 May 2025 22:06:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7212b32117a64eba79c962cb16e8ef4f CapMetro's new police department, led by Chief Eric Robins, begins patrols on June 16, aiming to boost safety and ridership across transit stops ...

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]]> 950254 CapMetro swears in top officials of new police force | KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-swears-in-top-officials-of-new-police-force-kut-radio-austins-npr-station/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-swears-in-top-officials-of-new-police-force-kut-radio-austins-npr-station Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:15:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=6554dffbbaafae6090c4e648d1adc4a6 Robins was recruited from the Houston suburb of Sugar Land in June 2022 where he had served as police chief. For the past two years, Robins has ...

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]]> 811200 CapMetro swears in top officials of new police force | KUT Radio, Austin’s NPR Station https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-swears-in-top-officials-of-new-police-force-kut-radio-austins-npr-station-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-swears-in-top-officials-of-new-police-force-kut-radio-austins-npr-station-2 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:54:45 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=769f0cf652dcf963a08e4b847a55443d Robins was recruited from the Houston suburb of Sugar Land in June 2022 where he had served as police chief. ... Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and ...

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]]> 811229 CapMetro police department set to roll out in 2025 after Texas agency grants accreditation https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-police-department-set-to-roll-out-in-2025-after-texas-agency-grants-accreditation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-police-department-set-to-roll-out-in-2025-after-texas-agency-grants-accreditation Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:51:18 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=ee5b38a2e7189dae3c69e30ab8ee68cd ... Texas Commission on Law Enforcement ... Robins was previously the police chief of the Sugar Land Police Department before being tapped by CapMetro in ...

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]]> 798417 CapMetro names police chief of new transit force – Austin – KXAN https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-names-police-chief-of-new-transit-force-austin-kxan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-names-police-chief-of-new-transit-force-austin-kxan Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:05:08 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c1dc9b98eb2cc11667e65f0ee90ea715 Prior to his work with CapMetro, he served as chief of police in Sugar Land, Texas. The path toward CapMetro's own transit police force has been ...

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]]> 798048 CapMetro has police chief but no officers. Inside the state of its Public Safety Program. https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-has-police-chief-but-no-officers-inside-the-state-of-its-public-safety-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-has-police-chief-but-no-officers-inside-the-state-of-its-public-safety-program Sun, 13 Aug 2023 11:55:23 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=eb8c1137b49f65e42194cc4e1faf3244 CapMetro has not submitted any materials for consideration to the state law enforcement commission for its plans. Eric Robins, the former Sugar Land ...

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]]> 644141 CapMetro building own police force to meet transit needs | KEYE – CBS Austin https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-building-own-police-force-to-meet-transit-needs-keye-cbs-austin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-building-own-police-force-to-meet-transit-needs-keye-cbs-austin Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:43:11 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=b4f799db69f665105847c0739d7cf0a7 Robins was formerly the police chief in Sugar Land, Texas before retiring in 2022. He was hired by CapMetro a few months later.

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]]> 573154 CapMetro police force coming to North Austin office park – KUT.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-police-force-coming-to-north-austin-office-park-kut-org/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-police-force-coming-to-north-austin-office-park-kut-org Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:00:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f8771daa5d1ceb0d7b4d3028c5ac977f In June, CapMetro hired former Sugar Land Police Chief Eric Robins to lead the department. Robins moved to Austin from the Houston suburb after ...

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]]> 497819 CapMetro police force coming to North Austin office park – KUT.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-police-force-coming-to-north-austin-office-park-kut-org-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-police-force-coming-to-north-austin-office-park-kut-org-2 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:00:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=972a1ee440a548ff8f0d4c34a279d51b A CapMetro bus on Guadalupe Street at the University of Texas. ... In June, CapMetro hired former Sugar Land Police Chief Eric Robins to lead the ...

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]]> 497832 CapMetro Board approves new chief administrator for transit police https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-board-approves-new-chief-administrator-for-transit-police-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-board-approves-new-chief-administrator-for-transit-police-2 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:41:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d1cb75ce4925a41edd2c3ecd84650125 Eric Robins currently serves as chief of police in Sugar Land, Texas, and will begin at CapMetro on Aug. 1.

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]]> 361705 CapMetro Board approves new chief administrator for transit police https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-board-approves-new-chief-administrator-for-transit-police/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-board-approves-new-chief-administrator-for-transit-police Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:31:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=195de7b405dd9212564b965920dbf756 Eric Robins currently serves as chief of police in Sugar Land, Texas, and will begin at CapMetro on Aug. 1. Related To: Capital Metropolitan ...

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]]> 361673 CapMetro announces chief administrator for Austin’s new transit police department – KXAN https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-announces-chief-administrator-for-austins-new-transit-police-department-kxan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-announces-chief-administrator-for-austins-new-transit-police-department-kxan Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:51:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5a2178002bb03321b241ecb5aa9a9927 Robins was born and raised in Houston and has worked in law enforcement for 30 years in Sugar Land, Texas, where he has served the past several ...

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]]> 360820 CapMetro announces chief administrator for Austin’s new transit police department – KXAN https://houstonnewmedia.org/capmetro-announces-chief-administrator-for-austins-new-transit-police-department-kxan-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capmetro-announces-chief-administrator-for-austins-new-transit-police-department-kxan-2 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:51:42 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9a9a7c40d7957dff1605354d37428507 Robins was born and raised in Houston and has worked in law enforcement for 30 years in Sugar Land, Texas, where he has served the past several ...

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]]> 360935 Voters May Determine CapMetro’s Fate In Leander + NYE Events | Cedar Park, TX Patch https://houstonnewmedia.org/voters-may-determine-capmetros-fate-in-leander-nye-events-cedar-park-tx-patch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=voters-may-determine-capmetros-fate-in-leander-nye-events-cedar-park-tx-patch Fri, 31 Dec 2021 18:11:12 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=530245fa44eec1428ab6e846373b3f4c ... Austin · East Austin · South Austin · Waco · San Antonio · Conroe-Montgomery County · The Woodlands · Sugar Land · View All Communities ...

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]]> 227449 West Nile Virus In Cedar Park + AISD + CapMetro Police – Patch https://houstonnewmedia.org/west-nile-virus-in-cedar-park-aisd-capmetro-police-patch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=west-nile-virus-in-cedar-park-aisd-capmetro-police-patch Sat, 04 Dec 2021 06:13:37 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=02fc3dcec8cecc36243a52ecadd69b32 West Nile Virus In Cedar Park + AISD + CapMetro Police - Cedar Park-Leander, TX - The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things ...

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