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President Donald Trump is renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But how will that change go into effect – and will ...

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba.

Heavy rain is expected to spread eastward on Thursday, followed by winds that forecasters believe could be dangerous and destructive.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Truck Leasing Task Force delivered a scathing report on lease-purchase ...

The Pentagon on Wednesday said it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, putting in motion plans US President Donald Trump laid out in ...

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) started using the term “Gulf of America” to refer to the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, one day after President Trump signed an executive order setting in motion the ...

With the 89th Texas legislative session underway, Houston-area lawmakers have begun working on hundreds of bills they hope to pass into law. Priorities for local representatives and senators include ...

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay ...

A low pressure trough continues to move up the coast with a high pressure ridge pushing in behind the change, reaching the northeast during today. A low pressure trough over the inland will linger in ...