HOUSTON, Texas—Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday held a campaign event in Texas, a Republican stronghold, where she delivered remarks focused on abortion access, a central issue to her campaign.
“We know freedom is not to be given. It is not to be bestowed. It is ours by right, and we are prepared to fight for it,” Harris told thousands of supporters gathered at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.
Superstar singer Beyoncé, a Houston native, also spoke at the event before Harris took the stage.
“We must vote, and we need you. This time it is time to sing a new song,” Beyoncé said at the rally. “A song that began 248 years ago. The old notes of despair, are no longer resonating.”…