Types of records include correspondence, memos, newsletters, reports, proposals, newsclippings and two videocassettes. Records date from 1989 through 1992 (bulk 1991-1992) and are the correspondence and reading files of the chairman of the Texas Water Commission. During the time these records were created, the chairman was John L. Hall. Many of the records are filed in dated folders labelled Reading Files which contain incoming letters to the chairman and file copies of outgoing letters from the chairman, together with pertinent daily mail logs, memos, notes, reports, newsclippings, and newsletters. Records not foldered are in most cases stapled, clipped, or otherwise bound together in groups of related materials. Topics dealt with in these records include the implementation of state and federal legislation, efforts to improve water quality throughout the state, the disposal of hazardous waste, the protection of natural resources in the state, arrangements regarding workshops and conferences, and letters of recommendation. Correspondents include federal officials, other state officials, and citizens.

To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.