Proposed legislation in the Texas House and Senate would require state agencies to change references to the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America."

One of the bills changes dozens of state laws. The other mandates that agencies update “geographic materials” as well as school instructional materials to include the new name.

One of the bills (HB 575) will change dozens of state laws to reflect the name change, while the other (HB 549) will require state agencies to update "geographic materials" to reflect the change.