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C.O.P.S. stands for Communities Organized for Public Service

For 50 years, COPS/Metro Alliance has given ordinary people a powerful voice in the decisions that affect their communities. We are a nonpartisan organization of dues-paying member institutions working to improve life for families in the San Antonio region. Our members have included religious congregations, schools, civic associations, labor and professional organizations, and non-profits.

We are a university of public life where people become leaders, developing the courage and skills to accomplish more than they ever thought possible.

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Not on the Backs of the Most Vulnerable: COPS/Metro Protects Essential Services in City Budget 

October 02, 2026

At the urging of COPS/Metro and allies, San Antonio City Council passed the city’s first property tax rate increase in 33 years – protecting essential programs from cuts. Those programs include SA Ready to Work, the workforce development program COPS/Metro leaders fought to create. 

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Five Years In, COPS/Metro Fights to Save SA Ready to Work From Budget Cuts

September 03, 2026

After Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones released a memo that suggested killing SA Ready to Work to solve a budget shortfall, COPS/Metro began working with city and business leaders to defend the largest workforce development program ever attempted by a major U.S. city. 

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In Loving Memory: Beatrice G. Cortez, 4th Presidents of COPS

July 16, 2026

July 29, 1938 – June 14, 2026 [Adapted from obituary] Beatrice G. Cortez was born in Kenedy, Texas on July 29, 1938, to migrant farm workers, Miguel and Josefina Gonzales. Beatrice was the 6th of ten children who helped her parents in the fields...

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