Texas Senate Approves “Gulf Of America” Renaming Bill

April 25, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas lawmakers are considering following President Donald Trump’s lead and renaming the body of water that touches 367 miles of the state’s coast to the Gulf of America.

If approved, the bill would require the name to be changed in every official reference made by a state agency, resolution, rule or publication. The Sunset Advisory Committee would be required to include these changes in future reviews of state agencies.

The fiscal note said any associated costs could be absorbed using existing resources and there would be no significant fiscal impact on local government. Senate Bill 1717 by Sen. Mayes Middleton, a Galveston Republican, was passed with 20 out of 31 senators in favor of the bill. This means the House will now get the bill for consideration.

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Last week Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill placing “Gulf of America” in K-12 lessons.

Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton last appeared here for his bill banning vaccine mandates at health facilities.

In 2022, he appeared here for his bill requiring the posting of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. 

We first heard from Middleton in early 2022 for his bill to prosecute and disbar members of a law firm for “reimbursing travel costs of employees who leave Texas to murder their unborn children.”

In June 2023, he appeared here for his successful bill doing away with annual car safety inspections.



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