A computer search of Florida laws shows at least 55 statutes include references to the Gulf of Mexico, while local-government ordinances also are tied to the traditional name. Some of the ...

Mexico Beach sits on the eastern end of Bay County, bordering Gulf County. According to Shoaf, tourism is the town's largest ...

Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is expected over portions of Florida, which could bring localized flash flooding ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills (HB 575, HB 549) that rename what's currently still known as the Gulf of Mexico in state law and public school textbooks.The move is a response ...

Dozens of references to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida state laws. Part of a legal description of a boundary line of Dixie County, for instance, says it goes "southerly down the thread of the main ...

Florida’s sprawling landscape is seen from the cockpit windows as NOAA’s hurricane hunter team collects data from Tropical Storm Helene over the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 24, 2024.

CBS News Miami Live. Florida lawmakers took the first steps Tuesday to wipe away the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials.. Three Republican-controlled House and Senate panels ...

More than half of Florida's coast borders the Gulf of Mexico, a partially landlocked body of water between the United States and Mexico that links ports in five Southern states and Mexico with the ...

President-elect Donald Trump said would rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" during a Mar-a-Lago ... what a beautiful name," he said at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

State Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, has filed Senate Bill 1058 to rename part of U.S. 41 commonly known as Tamiami Trail to "Gulf of America Trail." ...

The gulf is surrounded by Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, as well as some parts of Mexico and Cuba. It plays a crucial role in the U.S. economy, harboring numerous ports for ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills (HB 575, HB 549) that rename what's currently still known as the Gulf of Mexico in state law and public school textbooks.