The Latest: Texas GOP protests Republican governor’s orders

AUSTIN, Texas — Protesters from Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s own party have gathered outside his home to criticize his coronavirus orders as overbearing and unlawful.
State party chairman Allen West, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and some GOP lawmakers were among an estimated 200 people gathered outside the governor’s mansion to protest Abbott’s executive orders including a continued statewide mask mandate and lockdowns.
Abbott was scheduled for a Satu