February 05, 2025

Bexar County Sheriff Assures COPS/Metro that Sheriff's Dept. Will Recognize Parish IDs, Works to Allay Deportation Anxieties

In front of an assembly of 1,500 COPS/Metro leaders, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar committed to recognizing parish identification cards (developed in collaboration with the Archdiocese of San Antonio and other COPS/Metro congregations) as well as training deputies to ensure their recognition.

[Photo Credit: Ethan E. Rocke, San Antonio Express News]

Sheriff Salazar Commits to Recognizing Parish Identification, COPS/Metro Assembly Video [full video]

'Bring Down the Fear Level' - Bexar County Sheriff Tries to Calm Fears..., San Antonio Express-News [pdf]

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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...

From Victory to Results: COPS/Metro Trains 100+ to Strengthen SA Ready to Work

June 12, 2026

Five years after COPS/Metro proposed, championed, and won voter approval for SA Ready to Work, one of the nation's largest municipal workforce development initiatives, the organization continues to work with the City of San Antonio, Ready to Work staff, and working families to ensure...