{"id":302923,"date":"2026-05-21T12:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/302923\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:56:17","slug":"abbie-kamin-reflects-on-time-as-houston-city-council-member-at-last-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/302923\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbie Kamin reflects on time as Houston City Council member at last meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDistrict C council member Abbie Kamin began the May 20 City Council meeting by thanking her son and husband for their support during her time on council.<\/p>\n

\u201cOftentimes when we have people that are willing to serve as electeds, I thank them also for their family service,\u201d she said while holding her son. \u201cAnd today I get to thank my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

What happened<\/p>\n

Kamin attended her final meeting<\/a> as a City Council member as she prepares to become the interim Harris County attorney.<\/p>\n

During the meeting, each council member and Mayor John Whitmire thanked her for her time on council and shared memories of their work with her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think [public service] is a calling, and you have definitely answered that calling each and every day as a council member,\u201d Whitmire said. \u201cAnd I know you\u2019ll do it going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some background<\/p>\n

Kamin joined Houston City Council<\/a> in 2019 and was reelected in 2023. She is now the democratic candidate for Harris County attorney and will start the position as interim attorney in June.<\/p>\n

During her time on council, Kamin\u2019s work included passing a policy for paid parental leave for city employees, taking a deeper look at gun violence as a health issue and climate sustainability. She said she plans to take those issues to Harris County.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people of Houston and Harris County deserve nothing less from their leaders than giving it everything they have, every single day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Kamin added that she felt privileged to serve District C.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe privilege to make a difference I do not take lightly,\u201d she said. \u201cMy time at City Hall has meant everything to me. This has been a passion, an extraordinary privilege to serve and work with my residents every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

Kamin\u2019s official last day as council member is May 26, and new council member Joe Panzarella will be sworn in<\/a> May 27. Kamin said she will begin her work as Harris County attorney June 15.<\/p>\n

Before she leaves, she said she will publish the District C report, which will show all of the work that has been done in District C during her time as council member, as well as updates on current projects.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"District C council member Abbie Kamin began the May 20 City Council meeting by thanking her son and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4105,41333,109904,56,4626,58,57,85644],"class_list":["post-302923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-abbie-kamin","tag-district-c","tag-district-c-abbie-kamin","tag-houston","tag-houston-city-council","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-joe-panzarella"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}