April 28, 2025

East Side Leaders: No More Broken Promises for East Side Economic Development

“We were told there will be jobs for the communities, hotels, restaurants, stores — empty promises,” said Darīus Lemelle, a leader with St. Paul United Methodist Church-COPS/Metro during a community stakeholders meeting in January. “That we see leaders continue to allow these developers to take our tax dollars for private investment, I say: ‘No more.'

East Side Residents Voice Concerns over Frost Bank Center's Future KSAT12 (video)

‘This is Going to be Great for the East Side’: 2003 Plan Envisioned Spurs Arena District, Town Center that Never Came San Antonio Report [PDF]

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COPS/Metro Joins Congressman Castro and Others for a “Field Hearing: Examining the Community Impacts of Mass Deportation and Proposed ICE Warehouse.”

October 02, 2026

More than 200 leaders filled today’s public field hearing hosted by Congressman Joaquin Castro on mass deportations and the proposed ICE detention center in San Antonio. Congressman Castro was joined by TX State Senators Jose Menendez, Roland Gutierrez, TX Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, and San...

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

September 25, 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.