Transcript of an interview with Carlos Puente and Maria Esther Puente, Fort Worth-based Chicano political activists. They discuss the Raza Unida Party in Tarrant County and throughout Texas; efforts to improve the economic, social and political aspects of the Chicano community; Carlos Puente's service on Fort Worth City Council; Roadblocks Mexican-Americans faced in campaigning and running for political office, city council and school board, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s; Challenges of helping Hispanics become registered voters, educated about candidates, and to consistently come out and vote; Dealing with the apathy toward voting by Hispanics in the Fort Worth area; Discussions of various political candidates; Newspaper El Reporter's impact within voting community; Challenges facing Fort Worth.