Types of records present include press releases, copies of bills, reports, bill analyses, position papers, newsletters, speeches, news clippings, correspondence, minutes, agenda, testimony, and reference materials related to legislation under consideration. Records date from 1983 to 1989 and are bill files documenting Senator Hugh Parmer's tenure in the Texas Senate. Correspondence is with constituents regarding pending or proposed legislation. Bills relate, for example, to the regulation of solid waste management practices, cruelty to animals, family leave for state employees, credit card ads, funding for AIDS, investment of state funds in the Republic of South Africa, and teen suicide prevention. Researchers should also see committee files for copies of bills and bill-related records.

Types of records present are correspondence, copies of bills, pamphlets, newsletters, news clippings, speeches, and publications. Records date from 1979 to 1989 (bulk 1983-1985) and are correspondence and reading files of Senator Hugh Parmer. Correspondence files consist of incoming letters from constituents often attached to a copy of Parmer's outgoing reply. Reading files consist primarily of outgoing letters sent from Senator Parmer's office to constituents and officials. Correspondence addresses a wide variety of issues including pending legislation on abortion, child care and child support, the environment, and the equal rights amendment. Researchers should also see subject files for correspondence.

Types of records present include correspondence, testimony, affidavits, statements, exhibits, reports, news clippings, news releases, newsletters, copies of bills, publications, and Public Utility Commission (PUC) orders. Records date from 1977 to 1988 and are subject files of Senator Hugh Parmer. Correspondence is with individuals and with various associations, organizations, and with state agencies and officials. Issues addressed in these files include public utility regulation, child support, public health issues such as hunger and inspection of nursing homes, and, generally, issues related to pending, proposed, or needed legislation.

Types of records present include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, copies of bills and resolutions, bill analyses, reports, and testimony. Records date from 1983 to 1987 and are files from committee work done by Senator Hugh Parmer. Committees reflected in these files include the Health and Human Resources Committee, the Administration Committee, Committee on Public Health, Hunger & Nutrition Interim Committee, Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IGR), the Subcommittee on Local Measured Services, and the Subcommittee on Urban Affairs. Health and Human Resources Committee files make up the bulk of these records and topics addressed in these files include the Texas Department of Human Resources' Aid To Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) program; laws regulating circuses, carnivals, and zoos; regulation of dietitians and chiropractors; and insurance coverage for mental and emotional illnesses and disorders. The Administration Committee handled budget requests from other senate committees, for example, and the Intergovernmental Relations Committee considered bills, for example, relating to the prohibition of municipal regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm supplies. Researchers should also see bill files.

Types of records present include minutes, agenda, correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, and news clippings dating from 1982 to 1985. Senator Hugh Parmer was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to the Council on Disabilities and these records reflect Parmer's work as a member of that council. The council's mandate was to continually monitor the implementation of the long-range state plan for Texans with disabilities and prepare a biennial review and revision of the plan for official submission in January of each odd-numbered year; to promote the development and coordination of efficient statewide public and private policies, programs, and services for persons with disabilities; to promote the compilation and publication of all laws relating to the disabled and make recommendations to the legislature regarding appropriate modification of laws relating to the disabled; and to promote a demographic survey for accurate identification of the disability population and promote the effective use of valid data in planning service priorities.

Types of records in this series include minutes, testimony, reports, correspondence, news clippings, and agenda dating from 1986 to 1988 (bulk 1987-1988). These are records of the Legislative Task Force on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which was established by the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House (HCR 137, 70th Legislature, Regular Session). Senator Hugh Parmer was appointed by Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby to fill the unexpired term of Senator Farabee to the Legislative Task Force on AIDS. This term was to end in January 1989. The Task Force on AIDS was charged with developing recommendations for public policies needed to dramatically reduce the current and projected long-term impact of AIDS in Texas. The Task Force held regional public hearings throughout the state in 1988 to invite testimony relating to the epidemic.

Records in this series include press releases and news clippings dating from 1978 to 1983 and undated and are press release and news clipping files of Senator Hugh Parmer. Press release files include some news clippings, a financial disclosure statement, a vita for Parmer, and press releases. The press releases relate, for example, to the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC), political appointments, and pending legislation. In the news clipping files, many of the clippings relate to issues surrounding the PUC. Others relate to a variety of topics Senator Parmer was interested or involved in.