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Tex. Gov. Rick Perry visits Fort Hood troops deploying to Africa to fight Ebola

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to visit Thursday with troops at Fort Hood who are being sent overseas to help combat the Ebola crisis in West Africa.

Published: 09 October 2014 10:11 AM

Updated: 09 October 2014 10:50 AM

FORT HOOD, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry is visiting Army troops before they deploy to West Africa to support U.S. efforts to contain and eradicate Ebola.

The Republican arrived at the sprawling Army installation at Fort Hood at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday to address the soldiers before they leave. He isn’t seeking re-election in November but is seriously considering a second run for the White House in 2016.

Perry has formed a 17-member task force of top state medical, military, emergency-response and public education officials to better prepare Texas for Ebola and other infectious diseases. He says the medical response system is working and Texans shouldn’t panic.

A 42-year-old Liberian man died Wednesday at a Dallas hospital after becoming the first patient to develop Ebola in the United Sates.

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