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Gulf of Mexico fishery council drops ‘Mexico’ from name
Officials say the change will “align” the agency’s identity with a January presidential order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the ...
Texas Senate passes bill to formally rename the Gulf of Mexico on state maps and documents
The bill follows President Donald Trump's executive order that directed federal agencies to change the body of water's name ...
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Texas may officially recognize Gulf of America change after Senate gives first OK
Senate Bill 1717 would require the name of Gulf of Mexico to be changed in every official reference made by a state agency, ...
Gulf of Mexico name change for Florida textbooks and laws signed. When will it happen?
That big body of water to the state's left is officially the Gulf of America in Florida now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has ...
As Big Oil producers start exploring again, the Gulf of Mexico is making a comeback with new projects from Chevron, Shell, and BP
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster 15 years ago and the simultaneous shale oil boom, the oil and gas industry ...
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Gulf of Mexico name change for Florida textbooks and laws signed. When will it happen?
Under HB 575, The Designation of the Gulf of Mexico, all references in Florida statutes to the Gulf of Mexico must be changed to Gulf of America. It's a long list, as it includes 53 different ...
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Gulf of Mexico name change for Florida textbooks and laws signed. When will it happen?
Florida officially recognized "Gulf of America" as the name for the former Gulf of Mexico in state law and public school textbooks. The change follows a federal executive order by President Trump ...