Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the terminology used in the Texas Constitution to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to replace all references to the "Gulf of Mexico" with "Gulf of America" in Texas Constitution provisions related to coastal areas. It specifically amends Sections 33 (public beaches), 1-i (tax relief for drilling equipment), 1-A (county beach regulations), and 7 (coastal counties' tax authority) to use the new terminology. The change affects only the legal wording in the Constitution - no policy, rights, or responsibilities are altered. This is purely a terminological update with no substantive impact on coastal laws or governance.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2025
Last action Mar 17, 2025
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Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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P
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
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