Press and Updates

March 26, 2025

Last year, at a City-wide Action with over 1100 members, COPS/Metro came out as the first organized opposition to the use of any public funds for a new downtown stadium for the Spurs, or for the creation of a sports and entertainment district surrounding...

March 26, 2025

On March 20, 2025 the San Antonio City Council unanimously approved renaming the San Antonio Natatorium to Atanacio Garcia Natatorium, recognizing the determined COPS/Metro leader of Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine Catholic Church who organized his community to create the city’s first Olympic-sized public...

February 05, 2025

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...

February 04, 2025

[Excerpt] The city still hasn’t briefed Commissioners Court on their plans for Project Marvel, [Bexar County Judge] Sakai said. “That is another part of due diligence...What exactly is this thing called Project Marvel, and who's going to pay for it?...” Bernadette "Bernie" Barrett, a...

January 25, 2025

[Excerpt from San Antonio Report] “We were told there will be jobs for the communities, hotels, restaurants, stores — empty promises,” said Darius Lemelle, a leader with St. Paul United Methodist Church - COPS/Metro. “That we see leaders continue to allow these developers to take...

January 13, 2025

[Excerpt] In December, more than 1,000 people packed an athletic arena at St. Mary’s University to launch a yearlong celebration of the organization’s 50-year history — and to plan for its future. Sitting with their churches amid the electric energy of a political rally,...

December 30, 2024

[Excerpt] 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. (Photo Credit: Bria Woods, San Antonio-Express News)

December 18, 2024

[Excerpt] "More than 1,100 community leaders of COPS/Metro gathered at St. Mary’s University’s Bill Greehey Arena on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the launch of its 50th anniversary celebration, and to chart a path forward for their organizing plans for the coming year to invest in job training, quality...

November 13, 2024

[Excerpt] "Josephine López Paul is a lead organizer with Communities Organized for Public Service, or COPS/Metro Alliance, in San Antonio. Her organization is expecting 1,000 community members at an event on Dec. 8. “There’s division and trauma everywhere, so we’re hoping this gathering will...

November 08, 2024

[Excerpt] "Father Jimmy Drennan, pastor of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church on the city’s Southeast Side, is a longtime leader in COPS Metro Alliance, a grass-roots advocacy organization marking its 50th year. For COPS Metro, the work remains the same. “We rise against any...