Interviewer-"I have last before we finish, just one little question that I have, do you remember in D Magazine, an article published in May 1980, I can't remember if its a woman or a man, I don't remember.." Mr. Medrano-Yup, I remember the article. Interviewer-So, in the article, they were interviewing you a number of times to make this article in 1980, the..." Mr. Medrano-[?] Interviewer-"Yea, the author in 1980 called the Medrano Family, Lords of Little Mexico." Mr. Medrano-Because of [?] Interviewer-"Do you think thats slight towards you, like a microaggression or do you, how do you, what was your reaction when they used that word, because lords of properties, that's kind of like, you know against of people and sort of like used in way to look some sort of [?] right, how did you take it when you read that? How did you...?" Mr. Medrano-I took it both ways, not self-servant, but we knew that [?] and the community knew that we're deliverant services [?] streets, the network community, you tell me where the're selling drugs and I'll see that it stops, you'll hear from them, we'll take it from here-drugs will stop, police says, "Yea, Yea, they are pretty powerful people[?] So, we knew to yell, "Hey, everybody, do you know that, they own a lot of land" I said go ahead and tell them, its in the Dallas County Appraisal District, its in the computer, we got nothing to hide. We pay our taxes, we pay property tax, just like eveybody else. And we tell our guests, this is one thing we are proud of, don't you ever tell them that you don't pay taxes. So, let me tell you what sir, all of are undocumented, some been living here, you pay my rent, right? Guess who pays that tax property, I do right? And where did it come from, where did it come sir? You pay property tax, sir. Thats why we tell them, don't ever[?] we educate them. You right, he says right, you pay property tax! Interviewer-"Exactly" Mr. Medrano-So, thats what they get, thats what we back at them and say [?] but remember, you paid for [?] thats what it is, you don't have no shame, there's nothing to be ashamed about [?] and then you saw him run over the [?] come back and give it to him. We get those resources, watermelons, corn [?] get those trucks and lets go [?] get on the phone, you know what, we're going to put it in the front yard and ya'll come this afternoon, its all going to be there. And then you see these cars coming and pick up what the donated to us. What we're going to do with jalepenos and stuff that they give us daily because the people that give it to us know that we will see its given to the community, throw it away or what are you going to do, sell it? I mean, what are you going to do with it? So, thats when we set the lords up and then I remember the [?} it also said we were looking at [?] one of the generation will be making to congress. You gonna remember that school board, city council, state rep, and thats of today you know, there was five of us: justice of the peace, two city councilmen, and two school boards, so the generation has been in those local government, thats where we been in local government, but we do want to get to the state, we do want to get to the congressional, but it has to be these ones, all those little kids, all of them are participating in running for office and I said, "Maybe you make a good congress kid, maybe you'll make it to congress. [?] Grandpa, we wanted to see maybe a law that you used or maybe the one that you can erase from the books. You know he'll take [?] and thats where Pauline is at right now. She know better now, 17 or 18 congressmans, like this cause she's the county treasurer and now she's traveling, she's traveling, next week she'll be in [?] and [?] she'll be elected officials and that's where she meets all these contacts, all these contacts for political and these politics, politics, politics. And here's the key to also is that she always asks them, how many votes did it take you get elected and she get back to same thing my dad says. "Nine hundred votes got me elected, 800 votes got me elected. I been getting 150 votes. Last night, I went to swear in David Espinoza in Garland, I mean Grand Praire. I was amazed, 150 votes broke history, 22 year old UTA graduate David Espinoza, now the school board sworn me last night of Grand Praire Independent School District. [?] single member district, 150 votes, broke nice in the policy making days, thats what we get out of this whole thing is numbers its just get involved just takes a few little, John is where he is today, John is where he is today cause he knew the numbers thats where he's at, that power 100, 2000 votes, he can become county commissioner and you said, "Oh, this sounds easy. Intereviewer-"mm uh" Mr. Medrano-But its faster, its all[?] Interviewer-"Yea"......