Gov. Ron DeSantis may have been the first official to use President's Trump's new name for the Gulf of Mexico in an official capacity.

Florida lawmakers and DeSantis could have a way to update state laws to change references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The Legislature regularly passes what are known as "reviser's bills" that do such things as change terms in laws.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has already embraced the change. He cited the new name in an executive order earlier this week attributing inclement winter weather to a “low pressure moving across the Gulf of America.

President Donald Trump ordered the Gulf of Mexico renamed, and Gov. DeSantis officially refers to it in a state document.

The potential name change is more likely to spread confusion than awe — especially if the same body of water is called different names by different countries.

Airports are readying for major disruptions in Texas, Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast before anticipated wintry blast.

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

Florida has become the first state to officially refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" in a recent weather advisory, in what is called by many as a groundbreaking mo

A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is causing dangerous conditions from Texas to North Carolina.

Large swaths of southeast Texas and Louisiana and parts of southern Mississippi are under an extreme cold warning after a day of snow. Now, snow, slush and ice left on the ground will refreeze.

At least 10 people have died. Officials warned that arctic cold will persist for another day, and roads could remain dangerous. Still, many Southerners found joy in the rare experience.