Dallas Gov . Though he struggled in a 2012 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination , Perry is widely expected to run again in 2016 . Perry left this week for an economic development trip to Africa . His trip comes as Texas officials monitor Texas health care workers for Ebola . Democrats criticized Rick Perry for leaving the state while the Ebola threat exists .
Dallas Gov . Perry left this week for an economic development trip to Africa . His trip comes as Texas officials monitor Texas health care workers for Ebola . Democrats criticized Rick Perry for leaving the state while the Ebola threat exists .