He served as a Democratic member in the Texas House of Representatives from 1962 to 1977 and in the State Senate from 1977 to 1995.
Senator Parker authored or co-sponsored more than 400 bills, which were enacted into state law.
[4] In 1979, Parker was a member of the Killer Bees,[5] the group of twelve quorum-busting Democratic senators that hid out in an Austin garage apartment for 4½ days.
Parker died in Port Arthur, Texas, on March 22, 2024, at the age of 89.
Turtle on a Post is a collection of memoirs that tells the story of the life and legacy of Senator Carl Parker as told to Jim Sanderson.