Texas Week
June 3, 2016 | Man of COPs fame eyes Texas Legislature
Season 6 Episode 617 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Ernesto Cortes, who built powerful COPs organization, has his sights on Texas Legislature
Ernesto Cortes is the man who 40 years ago built Communities Organized for Public Services, or COPS, into one of the most powerful community organizations in the U.S. Since then, Cortes has organized similar organizations that have won victories throughout the U.S. West. Now he’s initiating another ambitious effort — a statewide coalition to alter the political currents of the Texas Legislature.
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Texas Week is a local public television program presented by KLRN
Texas Week
June 3, 2016 | Man of COPs fame eyes Texas Legislature
Season 6 Episode 617 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Ernesto Cortes is the man who 40 years ago built Communities Organized for Public Services, or COPS, into one of the most powerful community organizations in the U.S. Since then, Cortes has organized similar organizations that have won victories throughout the U.S. West. Now he’s initiating another ambitious effort — a statewide coalition to alter the political currents of the Texas Legislature.
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