Abbie Kamin
@abbiekamin.bsky.social
Pro-choice mom. Texan. All about #Houston. Council Member of #DistC.
Thanks to the #Txlege House Dems the rest of America got to work.
Great to welcome Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to #Houston. Like @texasdemocrats.bsky.social and @texasaflcio.org, he knows a thing or two about standing up to #Trump.
Proud this was in #DistC at @ibewinternational.bsky.social 716.
Great to welcome Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to #Houston. Like @texasdemocrats.bsky.social and @texasaflcio.org, he knows a thing or two about standing up to #Trump.
Proud this was in #DistC at @ibewinternational.bsky.social 716.
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Thanks to the #Txlege House Dems the rest of America got to work.
Great to welcome Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to #Houston. Like @texasdemocrats.bsky.social and @texasaflcio.org, he knows a thing or two about standing up to #Trump.
Proud this was in #DistC at @ibewinternational.bsky.social 716.
Great to welcome Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to #Houston. Like @texasdemocrats.bsky.social and @texasaflcio.org, he knows a thing or two about standing up to #Trump.
Proud this was in #DistC at @ibewinternational.bsky.social 716.
Because the rule of law matters.
Today’s “how the President broke the law” lesson in lay-men’s terms:
Despite private funding, POTUS did not have unilateral authority to tear down the East Wing of the White House. Federal agencies, historical commissions, and federal preservation standards apply.
Today’s “how the President broke the law” lesson in lay-men’s terms:
Despite private funding, POTUS did not have unilateral authority to tear down the East Wing of the White House. Federal agencies, historical commissions, and federal preservation standards apply.
October 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Because the rule of law matters.
Today’s “how the President broke the law” lesson in lay-men’s terms:
Despite private funding, POTUS did not have unilateral authority to tear down the East Wing of the White House. Federal agencies, historical commissions, and federal preservation standards apply.
Today’s “how the President broke the law” lesson in lay-men’s terms:
Despite private funding, POTUS did not have unilateral authority to tear down the East Wing of the White House. Federal agencies, historical commissions, and federal preservation standards apply.
Reposted by Abbie Kamin
What have Harris County Democrats done this week?
October 12- October 19, 2025
@abbiekamin.bsky.social @rodneyellis.bsky.social @genefortexas.bsky.social @jon-rosenthaltx.bsky.social @repmorales145.bsky.social @cdmenefee.bsky.social @anniseparker.bsky.social @cghollins.bsky.social
October 12- October 19, 2025
@abbiekamin.bsky.social @rodneyellis.bsky.social @genefortexas.bsky.social @jon-rosenthaltx.bsky.social @repmorales145.bsky.social @cdmenefee.bsky.social @anniseparker.bsky.social @cghollins.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What have Harris County Democrats done this week?
October 12- October 19, 2025
@abbiekamin.bsky.social @rodneyellis.bsky.social @genefortexas.bsky.social @jon-rosenthaltx.bsky.social @repmorales145.bsky.social @cdmenefee.bsky.social @anniseparker.bsky.social @cghollins.bsky.social
October 12- October 19, 2025
@abbiekamin.bsky.social @rodneyellis.bsky.social @genefortexas.bsky.social @jon-rosenthaltx.bsky.social @repmorales145.bsky.social @cdmenefee.bsky.social @anniseparker.bsky.social @cghollins.bsky.social
This isn’t just about the #Pride Flag, it’s about the American flag.
#Houston’s the most diverse city in the nation. We shouldn’t cower to wanna-be Trumps like Abbott trampling on cities.
I’m calling on residents & local businesses to fly our flags proudly.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
#Houston’s the most diverse city in the nation. We shouldn’t cower to wanna-be Trumps like Abbott trampling on cities.
I’m calling on residents & local businesses to fly our flags proudly.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Metro to remove pride crosswalk after Greg Abbott threatens to withhold funding
He threatened to withhold road funding from cities and counties if they do not remove “political ideologies” from their streets.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This isn’t just about the #Pride Flag, it’s about the American flag.
#Houston’s the most diverse city in the nation. We shouldn’t cower to wanna-be Trumps like Abbott trampling on cities.
I’m calling on residents & local businesses to fly our flags proudly.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
#Houston’s the most diverse city in the nation. We shouldn’t cower to wanna-be Trumps like Abbott trampling on cities.
I’m calling on residents & local businesses to fly our flags proudly.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Move in day in our dorms at @tulaneu.bsky.social was evacuation day #Katrina
Tragedy unfolded. The failure of govt at every level changed me-I was in the Astrodome volunteering as the buses arrived. It’s why I went into government.
#NOLA still has my soul
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Tragedy unfolded. The failure of govt at every level changed me-I was in the Astrodome volunteering as the buses arrived. It’s why I went into government.
#NOLA still has my soul
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Photos from 20 years ago show life inside the Astrodome after Hurricane Katrina
Photos show what the Astrodome looked like 20 years ago when it was transformed into a shelter for more than 25,000 people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Move in day in our dorms at @tulaneu.bsky.social was evacuation day #Katrina
Tragedy unfolded. The failure of govt at every level changed me-I was in the Astrodome volunteering as the buses arrived. It’s why I went into government.
#NOLA still has my soul
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Tragedy unfolded. The failure of govt at every level changed me-I was in the Astrodome volunteering as the buses arrived. It’s why I went into government.
#NOLA still has my soul
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...
Concrete batch plants do not belong next to schools.
Today I joined families protesting the dangerous concrete plant that resumed operations next to early childhood centers. I’m working to facilitate a meeting for parents w/ TXDOT (using the plant for highway construction).
I’m with these parents.
Today I joined families protesting the dangerous concrete plant that resumed operations next to early childhood centers. I’m working to facilitate a meeting for parents w/ TXDOT (using the plant for highway construction).
I’m with these parents.
August 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Concrete batch plants do not belong next to schools.
Today I joined families protesting the dangerous concrete plant that resumed operations next to early childhood centers. I’m working to facilitate a meeting for parents w/ TXDOT (using the plant for highway construction).
I’m with these parents.
Today I joined families protesting the dangerous concrete plant that resumed operations next to early childhood centers. I’m working to facilitate a meeting for parents w/ TXDOT (using the plant for highway construction).
I’m with these parents.
I’m joining 100s of experts around the U.S. to publicly testify at @EPA to OPPOSE repeal of Greenhouse Gas regulations (The Endangerment Finding and vehicle regulations under Clean Air Act).
Tell them to protect our kids’ lungs and our families from #ClimateChange at EPA.gov
Tell them to protect our kids’ lungs and our families from #ClimateChange at EPA.gov
August 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I’m joining 100s of experts around the U.S. to publicly testify at @EPA to OPPOSE repeal of Greenhouse Gas regulations (The Endangerment Finding and vehicle regulations under Clean Air Act).
Tell them to protect our kids’ lungs and our families from #ClimateChange at EPA.gov
Tell them to protect our kids’ lungs and our families from #ClimateChange at EPA.gov
Thank you @whitehouse.senate.gov for visiting us in #Houston to continue the fight for affordable home insurance.
Insurance costs are skyrocketing bc of #ClimateChange. Residents are boxed into policies w/ soaring premiums and often can’t get new plans.
Meanwhile extreme weather is increasing.
Insurance costs are skyrocketing bc of #ClimateChange. Residents are boxed into policies w/ soaring premiums and often can’t get new plans.
Meanwhile extreme weather is increasing.
August 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thank you @whitehouse.senate.gov for visiting us in #Houston to continue the fight for affordable home insurance.
Insurance costs are skyrocketing bc of #ClimateChange. Residents are boxed into policies w/ soaring premiums and often can’t get new plans.
Meanwhile extreme weather is increasing.
Insurance costs are skyrocketing bc of #ClimateChange. Residents are boxed into policies w/ soaring premiums and often can’t get new plans.
Meanwhile extreme weather is increasing.
Reposted by Abbie Kamin
Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
July 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding, and the president signed it into law. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
As an attorney I’m sounding the alarm against #TXlege intentional discriminatory redistricting scheme.
I’ve formally submitted testimony to the State House Committee on Redistricting
You can testify:
🏫in person at @uh.edu Sat, 7/26: bit.ly/July26Redist...
📧 in writing: bit.ly/July26WrittenComment
I’ve formally submitted testimony to the State House Committee on Redistricting
You can testify:
🏫in person at @uh.edu Sat, 7/26: bit.ly/July26Redist...
📧 in writing: bit.ly/July26WrittenComment
July 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
As an attorney I’m sounding the alarm against #TXlege intentional discriminatory redistricting scheme.
I’ve formally submitted testimony to the State House Committee on Redistricting
You can testify:
🏫in person at @uh.edu Sat, 7/26: bit.ly/July26Redist...
📧 in writing: bit.ly/July26WrittenComment
I’ve formally submitted testimony to the State House Committee on Redistricting
You can testify:
🏫in person at @uh.edu Sat, 7/26: bit.ly/July26Redist...
📧 in writing: bit.ly/July26WrittenComment
As our collective hearts in Texas are with every single family impacted by the devastating #kerrflood in the Hill Country. The nightmare is not over.
One of the missing girls from Camp Mystic includes #DistC Sinclair student Greta Toranzo.
Please call with any information. Share with others.
One of the missing girls from Camp Mystic includes #DistC Sinclair student Greta Toranzo.
Please call with any information. Share with others.
July 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As our collective hearts in Texas are with every single family impacted by the devastating #kerrflood in the Hill Country. The nightmare is not over.
One of the missing girls from Camp Mystic includes #DistC Sinclair student Greta Toranzo.
Please call with any information. Share with others.
One of the missing girls from Camp Mystic includes #DistC Sinclair student Greta Toranzo.
Please call with any information. Share with others.
Political violence is unAmerican. Dangerous rhetoric casually thrown around must stop.
MN Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband have been assassinated in their home. State Sen. Hoffman and his wife shot, seriously injured in theirs.
This wasn’t the first.
www.statesman.com/story/news/l...
MN Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband have been assassinated in their home. State Sen. Hoffman and his wife shot, seriously injured in theirs.
This wasn’t the first.
www.statesman.com/story/news/l...
Texas DPS arrests man in connection with threat against lawmakers at 'No Kings' protest
The Texas Department of Safety has arrested a man in connection with a “credible threat toward state legislators” attending Saturday's protest.
www.statesman.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Political violence is unAmerican. Dangerous rhetoric casually thrown around must stop.
MN Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband have been assassinated in their home. State Sen. Hoffman and his wife shot, seriously injured in theirs.
This wasn’t the first.
www.statesman.com/story/news/l...
MN Speaker Emerita Hortman and her husband have been assassinated in their home. State Sen. Hoffman and his wife shot, seriously injured in theirs.
This wasn’t the first.
www.statesman.com/story/news/l...
Today’s peaceful #NoKing protests are a reminder of what and who #Houston is, and our message of democracy and freedom.
As we welcomed 15k+ people to City Hall, it was my privilege to introduce our veterans at today’s rally and recognize volunteers, organizers, labor, and public safety personnel.
As we welcomed 15k+ people to City Hall, it was my privilege to introduce our veterans at today’s rally and recognize volunteers, organizers, labor, and public safety personnel.
June 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Welp.
The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory in Alaska on Friday.
Alaska Weather Office Issues Its First Heat Warning
Forecasters said it might hit 85 degrees in Fairbanks this weekend. The Weather Service has changed how it issues warnings there.
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Welp.
I did not have US Senator forced to the floor and handcuffed at cabinet member presser or war with Iran on today’s bingo card.
June 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I did not have US Senator forced to the floor and handcuffed at cabinet member presser or war with Iran on today’s bingo card.
I'm being told by eyewitnesses #ICE is waiting in hallways of #Houston immigration courts to arrest individuals when cases are *dismissed* due to a loophole. If you're an attorney (Spanish fluency preferred) and can volunteer time at the courthouse to help families please email info@fielhouston.org
June 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
IFYKYK: Traveling with your little ones can be hard, going to the bathroom shouldn’t be.
Family-friendly child seats are being installed at #Houston airports! First ones are in at new IAH Terminal D West family restrooms!
❤️ to our Airport team for working with me to make this happen.
Family-friendly child seats are being installed at #Houston airports! First ones are in at new IAH Terminal D West family restrooms!
❤️ to our Airport team for working with me to make this happen.
June 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
IFYKYK: Traveling with your little ones can be hard, going to the bathroom shouldn’t be.
Family-friendly child seats are being installed at #Houston airports! First ones are in at new IAH Terminal D West family restrooms!
❤️ to our Airport team for working with me to make this happen.
Family-friendly child seats are being installed at #Houston airports! First ones are in at new IAH Terminal D West family restrooms!
❤️ to our Airport team for working with me to make this happen.
Reposted by Abbie Kamin
Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the world’s most famous climate goal.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
Houston must be prepared for increasing natural disasters and extreme weather. As City Council considers the FY26 budget, it needs to reflect the realities of today.
I will continue to keep the focus on disaster preparedness funding. #DistC
I will continue to keep the focus on disaster preparedness funding. #DistC
May 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Houston must be prepared for increasing natural disasters and extreme weather. As City Council considers the FY26 budget, it needs to reflect the realities of today.
I will continue to keep the focus on disaster preparedness funding. #DistC
I will continue to keep the focus on disaster preparedness funding. #DistC
We pause in solemn remembrance of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation, our democratic values, and our belief in freedom and self-determination.
We can never repay what their families have lost on behalf of a grateful nation. #MemorialDay
We can never repay what their families have lost on behalf of a grateful nation. #MemorialDay
It's Memorial Day. To honor the fallen military service members this year, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share stories of their loved ones.
Honoring fallen military service members this Memorial Day
It's Memorial Day. To honor the fallen military service members this year, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share stories of their loved ones.
www.npr.org
May 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We pause in solemn remembrance of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation, our democratic values, and our belief in freedom and self-determination.
We can never repay what their families have lost on behalf of a grateful nation. #MemorialDay
We can never repay what their families have lost on behalf of a grateful nation. #MemorialDay
Five years ago Houston’s son, #GeorgeFloyd was senselessly murdered—a moment that sparked a global call in the pursuit of justice. We reflect on the progress made and the urgent work that remains to combat racism and achieve a fair and equitable world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, the Backlash Takes Hold
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Five years ago Houston’s son, #GeorgeFloyd was senselessly murdered—a moment that sparked a global call in the pursuit of justice. We reflect on the progress made and the urgent work that remains to combat racism and achieve a fair and equitable world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
Today we honor the memory of 21 innocent lives lost & countless others forever impacted 3 yrs ago at #RobbElementary. We remain committed to ending #gunviolence. Our hearts are always w/ #Uvalde.
@momsdemand.bsky.social @everytown.bsky.social @texasgunsense.bsky.social @marchforourlives.bsky.social
@momsdemand.bsky.social @everytown.bsky.social @texasgunsense.bsky.social @marchforourlives.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today we honor the memory of 21 innocent lives lost & countless others forever impacted 3 yrs ago at #RobbElementary. We remain committed to ending #gunviolence. Our hearts are always w/ #Uvalde.
@momsdemand.bsky.social @everytown.bsky.social @texasgunsense.bsky.social @marchforourlives.bsky.social
@momsdemand.bsky.social @everytown.bsky.social @texasgunsense.bsky.social @marchforourlives.bsky.social