A tropical disturbance moved over the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday and it’s expected to continue westward, approaching Texas in the coming days.

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 ...

The Gulf of Mexico borders U.S. states Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida; the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco, Veracruz, Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas, and Yucatan; and Cuba.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is taking a step toward formally renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on state maps and documents, and it comes in the form of Senate Bill 1717.

A plume of Saharan dust is traveling across the Atlantic Ocean and will arrive in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday. Parts of the Texas Gulf Coast and the Southeast will see a hazy sky as a result.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is taking a step toward formally renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on state maps and documents, and it comes in the form of Senate Bill 1717.