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Pages tagged "Bexar County"


COPS/Metro Fights SB4 with Bexar & San Antonio Officials

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · May 08, 2017 1:58 PM

On Friday, COPS/Metro leaders stood with Bexar County and San Antonio elected leaders calling on Governor Abbott to not sign SB 4 ("sanctuary cities" bill) into law. Speakers against the bill included Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus, County Judge Nelson Wolff and state Sen. Jose Menendez.

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COPS / Metro Wins Streets in Bexar County Colonias

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · March 09, 2016 3:45 PM

When Azeneth de la Fuente's daughter suffered an accident at home last month, an ambulance took 25 minutes to arrive because of terrible road conditions. Ms. de la Fuente has been organizing to fix her neighborhood for over a year. On International Women's Day she testified before Bexar County Commissioners declaring, "we are not second class citizens... my daughter deserves better!"

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COPS / Metro & Bexar Co. Residents Continue Fight for Streets

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · January 13, 2016 10:49 AM

When Maria Bernal's baby stopped breathing after midnight, she called 911. The child turned blue as she waited 90 minutes for ambulances to arrive; the ambulances were stuck in the sand.

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COPS / Metro Leaders of Bexar Co. Colonias Fight for Paving

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · November 24, 2015 2:21 PM
When Maria Bernal's baby stopped breathing after midnight, she called 911. The child turned blue as she waited 90 minutes for ambulances to arrive; the ambulances were stuck in the sand.

Over 250 families live in Highland Oaks, an unincorporated corner of Bexar County, cut off from essential services because they have no streets -- only sand. Schools stopped sending buses to Highland Oaks because they, too, would get stuck.

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COPS / Metro Launches Living Wage Fight

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · June 25, 2014 10:16 AM
COPS/Metro Alliance leaders & allies kicked off their Living Wage Campaign on Tuesday morning at the Bexar County Commissioners Court, asking elected officials to raise the county's minimum wage, currently set at the Federal Poverty Level. In response, Judge Wolff asked the County Manager to immediately begin a study of the wage scale and to meet with a COPS/Metro delegation within 7 days.

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