The bill follows President Donald Trump's executive order that directed federal agencies to change the body of water's name ...

On the Texas Senate Floor, some Democrats said this sets an unstable precedent. Massive blast rocks Iranian port city ...

Texas lawmakers are considering following President Donald Trump’s lead and renaming the body of water that touches 367 miles ...

This is a monumental milestone in achieving American energy dominance,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement of ...

Police in Texas found multiple packages of cocaine on the shores of Jamaica Beach, a small city on the Gulf of Mexico, on Easter Sunday, local officials said. Jamaica Beach officials said on ...

Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas all share the coast ... and map maker of Francis Drake's Caribbean cruise of attacks in the 1580s, used "Gulf of Mexico" on his map "View of Entire ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has taken another step toward formally renaming the Gulf of Mexico on state maps and documents. Senate Bill 1717, which finally passed the Texas Senate 20-11 this week ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers are considering ... president that believes we ought to change the name back to the Gulf of Mexico … then again, we’ll have to change everything?” ...

Senate Bill 1717, which seeks to rename the Gulf of Mexico, was passed with 20 out of 31 senators in favor of the bill. (Pete Garcia For The Texas Tribune, Pete Garcia For The Texas Tribune ...