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The community advocacy organization COPS/Metro, recently celebrated its 50 years in San Antonio, counts among its accomplishments major improvements to public infrastructure and the creation of a nationally recognized workforce development program.
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2024 was a Landmark Year for these San Antonio Organizations, San Antonio Express-News [pdf]
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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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...
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