Governor Kay Ivey has signed the Gulf of America Act into law, requiring state and local agencies to use the name Gulf of America in official materials starting October 1.

A newly signed Alabama law officially renames the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” for state government use.

Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who represents the Houston area, is pushing forward on plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico. President Donald Trump began floating the idea of renaming the body of water to the ...