US EditionTexas residents vote to rename community near SpaceX launch site Starbase
- On Saturday in March 2024, voters in Cameron County, Texas, approved establishing Starbase as an official municipality closely associated with Elon Musk’s SpaceX operations.
- The vote followed Musk’s 2021 proposal for a company town, aiming to streamline SpaceX’s operations amid ongoing local opposition and protests.
- Starbase covers about one square mile near Boca Chica Bay, with roughly 283 eligible voters mostly connected to SpaceX, and elected Bobby Peden as mayor unopposed.
- The vote passed overwhelmingly with 173 supporting and 4 opposing, prompting Musk to celebrate that Starbase “is now a real city!” on social media.
- The new city grants SpaceX local authority over permits, taxes, and beach closures, which may ease launches but faces resistance from environmental groups and local residents.
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Boston Herald
BizTocWelcome to Starbase: SpaceX launch site is approved as new city in Texas
McALLEN, Texas — The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among the small group of voters who live there and are mostly Musk’s employees at SpaceX. With all the votes in, the tally was 212 in favor to 6 against, according to results published online by the Cameron County Elections Depa…
SpaceX’s Texas HQ, Starbase, is officially on its way to becoming a city
The votes are in and residents of a small swath of southern Texas are in favor of Starbase becoming a real city. The newly-designated city is home to SpaceX and many of its employees, and it’s where Elon Musk’s company builds rocket engines, launches spacecraft and manufactures other space-related tech. According to the final vote tally, 212 residents voted in favor of incorporating as Starbase, while six voted against the measure — but, it’s wo…
Colorado Springs Gazette
Denver GazetteTexas gets a new city: Everything to know about Starbase, Texas
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a company town in Texas after residents in the area voted to create the new municipality on Saturday. On May 3, voters approved a measure that allowed SpaceX to incorporate its South Texas rocket launch site…
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