WASHINGTON _ Vice President Mike Pence is heading for Texas on Thursday to survey Hurricane Harvey's destruction and meet with storm survivors.
Pence made the announcement during a Wednesday appearance in West Virginia. His itinerary is not yet public, though according to the White House, he will travel with second lady Karen Pence and several Cabinet members.
His visit comes two days after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Corpus Christi and Austin, where the Trumps and Cabinet members met with federal, state and local officials _ but no displaced Texans.