Pro-Life Lobby Day Feb. 24 in Austin

AUSTIN?Pro-Life Lobby Day is planned for Feb. 24 at the Capitol Auditorium in Austin with special guests such as Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Attorney General Greg Abbott.

The event, with the theme “2 Heartbeats,” is sponsored by such groups as Texans for Life Coalition, Concerned Women for America of Texas, Free Market Foundation, The Heidi Group, Texas Physicians’ Resource Council and others.

Chartered buses will depart from several Texas cities around 6 a.m. (visit 2heartbeats.org for updated times and locations). Cost will be $25-$35 per person. A rally will begin at 10 a.m. in the Capitol Auditorium followed by lunch at 12:30 p.m., visits with state representatives and senators from 2:30-3:45 p.m., and a group photo on the Capitol building steps at 3:45 p.m.

The buses will depart Austin at 4 p.m. Participants are asked to wear red for the group photo and the “2 Heartbeats” theme.

A mobile sonogram unit will be operating inside the Capitol building.

For more information, visit 2heartbeats.org or call 713-782-5433 in Houston, 972-722-2776 in Dallas, 817-572-1115 in Fort Worth, or 512-477-1244 in Austin.