US EditionSpaceX's Starbase Becomes Official Texas City
- On May 3, 2025, voters in Cameron County approved incorporating Starbase as an official Texas city encompassing SpaceX's launch site near Boca Chica Beach.
- The incorporation followed a near-unanimous vote by about 500 residents, mostly SpaceX employees, aiming to streamline local governance amid expanding rocket launch operations.
- The Texas Senate authorized Starbase officials to close Boca Chica Beach and local roads during launches, increasing annual launches from five to 25 with FAA approval.
- Rob Nixon of the Surfrider Foundation criticized the beach closures as creating a “de facto private beach,” while Cameron County officials opposed transferring closure powers to Starbase.
- Starbase’s new city status strengthens SpaceX’s Starship development base but highlights tensions between aerospace goals and local public access concerns.
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Starbase: SpaceX's Base, Musk's Rocket Company, Is Now Officially a City
The area where the SpaceX base is, Elon Musk's aerospace company, has officially become a city. Starbase, as it was baptized, is located in Cameron County, Texas, and will now be governed by a three-member municipal commission, people with high hierarchy within SpaceX who ran for office without opposition. Votes among residents to constitute the city came out with 212 votes in favor and six against.
Musk Gets Its Own City - at the Company Headquarters
Elon Musk certainly won't become mayor of Starbase. But at the headquarters of his company SpaceX, a city of his own can now be founded - after a vote among local residents. Some worry about Musk's influence. By Nina Barth.
Starship Flight 9 nears as SpaceX’s Starbase becomes a Texan City
SpaceX’s Starbase is officially incorporated as a city in Texas, aligning with preparations for Starship Flight 9. The newly formed city in Cameron County serves as the heart of SpaceX’s Starship program. Starbase City spans 1.5 square miles, encompassing SpaceX’s launch facility and company-owned land. A near-unanimous vote by residents, who were mostly SpaceX employees, led to its incorporation. SpaceX’s Vice President of Test and Launch, Bobb…
Starbase officially becomes an incorporated city in Texas
Starbase, the community founded by SpaceX near the southern tip of Texas, has officially become an incorporated city, according to an announcement posted on its official social media account. “It’s official: Starbase is now an incorporated city in Texas,” the announcement posted Tuesday said. “With local governance in place, we are excited to continue building the best city for our community.” Starbase is located in a remote area in Cameron Coun…
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