Mark your calendars! The 2011 Texas Rally for Life will be on Saturday, January 22, the actual anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Gather at 1 p.m. and march up Congress Avenue to the Rally at the South Steps of the Capitol in Austin. The Rally, which will be held from 2 to 3 p.m., will feature pro-life speakers and leaders from across the state. Start planning to attend today!

Need help organizing a bus or carpool from your church or area? Email or call 512.477.1244.

What others had to say about the 2010 Rally

“What a wonderful day and event! I was thrilled to be part of it.”

“How awesome was the response. God bless Texas and Governor Perry.”

“Love the Rally.”

“Every year I participate I am more and more inspired!! May God continue to bless your mission.”

The 2010 Texas Rally for Life

On Saturday, January 23, 2010, crowds estimated at more than 3,000 marched from Republic Square up Congress Avenue to the South Steps of the State Capitol, a visible and audible witness to the pro-life spirit of Texas. Young, old, and in-between, they carried signs and banners, shouting chants and offering audible and silent prayers for a culture of life.

At the Capitol, they mingled with more than 40 pro-life organizations from across the state, a vibrant witness to the life-affirming services and grassroots efforts in the state. (See the Rally Steering Committee for the complete list.) After entertainment from singer and songwriter Jay Paul Roy, the crowds were treated to a program featuring some of the state’s top pro-life leaders and elected officials.

“I am so very proud of the well-deserved reputation Texas has as a pro-life state,” said keynote speaker Gov. Rick Perry, who has signed more pro-life bills into law than any other governor in Texas. “Proud of you all, for your willingness to stand here today in front of God, in front of everyone, and send a message to the pro-abortion forces of our nation.”

“The issue of life is not a partisan issue, nor is it a special property of any particular faith,” the governor told the crowd. “In the same way that this building behind us is the people’s house, our cause here today is the people’s issue.”

He enumerated several pro-life successes Texas has seen in recent years, including the 10-year anniversary of the parental notification act, which has seen a 32+% drop in the number of abortions performed on minors.

Listen to Gov. Perry’s speech and the other speeches from the Rally by clicking on their photos in the image above, or click on the links below.

Emcee Sen. Dan Patrick (R-Houston) and Rep. Frank Corte Jr. (R-San Antonio), remarked on the sonogram legislation they authored during the 2009 legislative session.

Each of the elected officials on the program encouraged attendees to pray for and communicate with their elected officials and to do all they can to support pro-life candidates and legislation.

Carol Everett, CEO and founder of The Heidi Group and a former abortion facility owner, pointed out the contrast between the number of abortion facilities and the number of life-affirming pregnancy resource centers in the state -- 43 to 220.

Joe Pojman, Ph.D., executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, encouraged everyone present to sign a petition being circulated to end taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider.

Cathy Kerr of the Silent No More Awareness campaign shared her powerful witness on behalf of the women and men whose lives have been devastated by abortion.

Elizabeth McClung rallied the crowds to continued involvement in the highly successful and Texas-born 40 Days for Life campaign, calling abortion a “social justice issue” that cannot be ignored.

The invocation and benediction were offered, respectively, by Msgr. W. Michael Mulvey, Bishop-elect of the Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi and administrator of the Diocese of Austin, and Pastor David Cassidy, senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

The Texas Rally for Life commemorates the anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy in the United States.

Save the date! The 2011 Texas Rally for Life will take place on Saturday, January 22, the actual anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Listen to the 2010 Rally program:
Track 1 -- Opening Remarks by Sen. Dan Patrick
Track 2 -- Invocation by Msgr. W. Michael Mulvey
Track 3 -- Remarks by Rep. Frank Corte Jr.
Track 4 -- Keynote Address by Gov. Rick Perry
Track 5 -- Remarks by Carol Everett
Track 6 -- Remarks about the Sonogram Bill by Sen. Dan Patrick
Track 7 -- Special Presentation by Joe Pojman, Ph.D.
Track 8 -- Testimony by Cathy Kerr
Track 9 -- Remarks by Elizabeth McClung
Track 10 -- Closing Remarks by Sen. Dan Patrick
Track 11 -- Invocation by Pastor David Cassidy
Track 12 -- "God Bless America" by Jay Paul Roy