Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	12	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991	71st (1)   70th   71st (1)	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Senate President Pro Tempore (71st)	Tarrant
S	12	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987	68th (2)   69th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	60-3	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th (3)	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) 71st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 2/27/1990. Senate Journal.
(2) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 4-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.
(3) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

• Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2023.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.

Military Service Notes

• United States Air Force and Texas Air National Guard. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.

Other Resources

• Notice of death, 5/28/2020. Speaker of the House.
• Hugh Q. Parmer included in 2013 roster of Fort Worth, Tarrant County attorneys, Vol. 3, p. 1950. Texas Legal Directory.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.

Photographs

• Photograph. Hugh Parmer, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Hugh Parmer, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Hugh Parmer, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Hugh Parmer, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Hugh Parmer, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Health and Human Services   Intergovernmental Relations (Chair)  State Affairs

70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special   Affordable Housing, Task Force on (Co-Chair)  AIDS, Legislative Task Force on   Committee of the Whole Senate   Health and Human Services   Intergovernmental Relations (Chair)  State Affairs   Workfare, Special, Interim (Chair)

69th R.S. - 1985 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force   Cogeneration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Department of Human Services Audits   Economic Development   Health and Human Resources   Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Health Services   Intergovernmental Relations   Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs (Chair)  Local Measured Telephone Service, Interim   Urban Issues, Special (Co-Chair)

68th R.S. - 1983 Administration   Committee of the Whole Senate   Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Educational Quality   Health and Human Resources   Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health   Hunger and Nutrition, Interim (Chair)  Intergovernmental Relations   State Artist Selection, Special

58th R.S. - 1963 Highways and Roads   Military and Veterans' Affairs   Penitentiaries   Public Health