Cobby Caputo

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Personal Information

Cobby Caputo moved to the Austin area in 1983 to attend the University of Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1985, and liked the area so much that he stayed at UT to attend law school, earning his Juris Doctorate in 1988.

While at college in Austin, Cobby met his future wife, Mary, and they married in 1987. In 1988, they moved to Cedar Park, living in the Buttercup Creek neighborhood for ten years, before moving to the Cypress Bend neighborhood where they reside today. Cobby and Mary have three wonderful children, Caitlin, Marissa, and Cobby. Today, Mary is a teacher with Leander ISD, and the kids attend Cedar Park High School, Cedar Park Middle School, and NYOS Charter School.

Like many families in the area, the Caputos have been very active in the community over the years, with family members participating in such local activities as Girl Scouts (Mary was a troop leader), Cub Scouts (Pack 158), CCYSA soccer, Little Dribbler’s basketball (Cobby served as an assistant coach for several seasons), LCP football, LCP cheerleading, CPMS and CPHS Cheerleading, CPMS Band, Buttercup Creek Neighborhood Association, Williamson County Republican Executive Committee (Cobby served as parliamentarian for four years), and various ministries at St. Thomas More Catholic Church (including service by both Cobby and Mary on several Christ Renews His Parish retreat weekends). It is this dedication to service and to the community that has led Cobby to serve on the City Council.

Cobby is an attorney in private practice, a partner in the Austin law firm of Bickerstaff, Heath, Smiley, Pollan, Kever & McDaniel, LLC. Cobby’s entire legal career has been spent representing local governmental entities, such as school districts and cities. Today he mainly handles complex litigation, including civil rights, constitutional claims, whistleblower claims, construction lawsuits, annexation disputes, water disputes, and other such matters unique to local government. He also advises cities and school districts on routine matters such as Open Meetings issues, Public Information Act requests, negotiating contracts, and the development of effective policies.

Cobby served on the City Council from 1996 until 2002, stepping down when he decided not to seek re-election. After three years of watching city government from the outside, Cobby heard the call to service again, and ran for an unexpired term in May 2005. During his time in office from 1996-2002, Cedar Park grew from about 10,000 people to almost 30,000. Cedar Park took on many major issues dealing with this growth, and the City Council and City Staff earned a reputation for working together as a team to find the best solutions for the City as a whole. Cobby is committed to returning to this philosophy of government. He will always work to benefit the entire City of Cedar Park, not just a few politically powerful people.