In many ways, the history of the Archdiocese of San Antonio is a series of immigration stories that reflect the state's political shifts, its segregation, its social changes and the succeeding waves of religious leaders and workers who came to Texas to convert the population and lead the faithful....

In photo, COPS / Metro Alliance leaders hold a press conference after a petition drive in 2002.

Archdiocese's History Began Long Before it was Established, San Antonio Express-News