The Texas General Land Office's Texas Beach Watch map tracks fecal bacteria counts in the Gulf and can be a handy tool for tourists to the coast this summer.

Apple maps and Bing Maps have also changed the name to Gulf of America on their apps. Here's what to know about the recent switch and the names some people have given it using a new site by MapQuest.

"MapQuest is NOT renaming the Gulf of Mexico — not because of politics but because we haven’t updated our maps in like 15 years and don’t remember how to do it," the company posted last month.