The Latest: Texas governor says state is preparing for storm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a tropical weather system in the Gulf of Mexico (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says officials are gearing up for a storm moving across the Gulf that could evolve into a hurricane and affect large swaths of the state’s eastern region this weekend.
The storm system that has already swamped streets in New Orleans could draw more than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain in regions north of the Houston area and east Texas.
Abbott said a