While maps might have indicated that New Spain included much of what is now Texas, the Spanish, in fact, rarely controlled ...

The Arctic blast that is hitting the U.S. will sweep through parts of Texas with one forecaster predicting large snowfalls, ...

Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.

“If we are going to rename things … this is the move,” Abbott wrote on X.

Why stop at Gulf of America? Our maps are full of foreign names and languages — including a Palm Beach resort with a Spanish ...

For decades, history books and maps have labeled the big body of water that sits off the coast of the southern United States ...

President-elect Donald Trump has said he will rename the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America," during a news conference on Jan. 7. Here are the details on the gulf, as well as ways to change the name ...

President-elect Donald Trump plans to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Will the world follow? What will maps say if he does?

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, because "it's ours." Who owns ...

It can be easier to change the name of a landmark or body of water is within a country's boundaries. In 2015, then-President Barack Obama approved an order from the Department of Interior to rename ...

"To rename a place, it hurts a lot of people's feelings," said Tucker, who did his PhD on Spanish-American place names and is a member of the Texas Map Society. "If you're changing the name of the ...