Vice President Kamala Harris advocated for women’s bodily autonomy and reproductive rights at a rally in Houston Friday.

A crowd of 30,000 people packed the stands at Shell Energy Stadium to hear from Senate candidate Rep. Colin Allred, singers Beyoncé and Willie Nelson and others that joined Harris.

“Let us agree – one does not have to abandon their faith or deeply-held beliefs to agree the government should not be telling (women) what to do with (their) bodies,” Harris said.

Dozens, including doctors and OB-GYN’s to activists and women with first-hand experiences living under abortion bans, took to the stage. Harris’ 27 minute speech focused almost solely on reproductive freedom.

Harris focused on Texas tie-ins and honed in on personal stories and narratives of women affected by abortion restrictions, including Amanda Zurawski, an Austin resident who was denied an abortion and later diagnosed with sepsis following an infection. Zurawski and her husband spoke at the rally just before Allred took the stage.

“Texas … you are ground zero in the fight for reproductive freedom,” Harris said.

University of Houston criminal justice students Perla Lopez and Viviana Monreal came to the rally on a whim once they found out the emphasis would be on reproductive justice. It’s a central issue for them, along with education and the Supreme Court, they said. While they haven’t voted yet, they’re planning to early next week.

“We found out (about the rally) yesterday, and I was surprised,” Lopez said. “(This election) could be a chance for Texas to turn blue. (Showing up tonight) is a chance to represent our Hispanic heritage.”

One of Harris’ most recurring points of the night was former President Donald Trump’s role in the upending of abortion rights. She discussed his three Supreme Court appointments, which played a key role in the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the possibility that he could appoint more if elected. Harris also returned to Trump’s support for a federal abortion ban as a talking point.

“No one is protected if there is a national Trump abortion ban,” Harris said.

The rally was a break from the norm for Harris, who has concentrated campaigning on battleground states as the election draws nearer. While much of her speech emphasized Trump’s stances on abortion, Harris also highlighted Sen. Ted Cruz’s support for a national abortion ban and promoted Allred as his challenger.

“We know what’s happening here in Texas,” Harris said. “Doctors and nurses could go to prison for life simply for providing reproductive care.”

Democrats’ narrow control of the Senate is believed by experts to be in jeopardy this November. According to The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, while Democrats aren’t guaranteed to lose the chamber, Republicans have an advantage.

The Cruz-Allred race is one of the few seats Democrats believe they may have a chance to flip, though polling suggests Cruz maintains a narrowing lead. Nevertheless, national Democratic stars have flocked to the state in recent months to back Allred, including second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

Amanda Wilson, a leader in Texas Organizing Project, which mobilizes Black and Latino communities across the state, appeared at the rally with over 50 Project members to support Harris and Allred. Wilson said the candidates offer a more positive outlook than their opponents, and that Allred has given her hope that change in Texas is possible.

“What we’re seeing is super exciting since for the past six years Cruz has not been a representative of the population,” Wilson said.

While much of the rally was hopeful, it was not without disruption. At least three pro-Trump demonstrators were forcibly removed from the premises, one of which snuck onto a press riser before unfurling a Trump flag.

Harris responded with her usual quips reserved for hecklers, pointing them to “smaller rallies down the street.” The comments came as Trump held a campaign stop with Cruz three hours away in Austin less than half a day before the rally. Both presidential candidates campaigned alongside senate candidates in a solidly Republican state less than two weeks from election day.

Harris concluded the rally with a Biblical quote from Psalm 30:5.

“Weeping may endure in the night,” Harris said. “But joy will cometh in the morning.”