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Texas county approves holding election to make SpaceX’s Starbase its own city

A Texas county has approved an election for residents to decide on creating a city named Starbase, Texas, scheduled for May 3.
Over 70 residents signed the petition for the election, and most are employees of SpaceX.
Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño confirmed that the petition met all necessary state requirements for the incorporation process.
If approved, Starbase would become the newest town in Cameron County since Los Indios was established in 1995.

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Gizmodo

Vote Set to Make Musk’s Starbase an Official City After SpaceX Employees Push Petition

Cameron County, Texas, is set to hold an election in May after SpaceX employees petitioned to make Starbase an official city.

9 days ago·United States

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Texas Scorecard

SpaceX’s Home Starbase Could Soon Become an Official City

The vote will take place during the General Election on Saturday, May 3. The post SpaceX’s Home Starbase Could Soon Become an Official City  appeared first on Texas Scorecard.

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Palestine Herald-Press

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The Gilmer Mirror

County judge approves election to decide whether SpaceX launch site will become a city

Cameron County’s top elected official on Wednesday signed an order clearing the way for an election that would allow employees of SpaceX’s South Texas launch site to make it the county’s newest city.

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Fast Company

SpaceX’s Starbase site inches closer to being its own city in Texas

A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk’s company decide whether to formally create a new city called Starbase.The election was set for May 3 and votes can only be cast by residents living near the launch site that is currently part of an unincorporated area of Cameron County, located along the U.S.-Mexico border.In December, more than 70 area resident…

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KTBC

SpaceX's Starbase one step closer to becoming official Texas town

Elon Musk's company SpaceX is one step closer to making Starbase, Texas an official town. Starbase is home of SpaceX's starship development and production facility in South Texas.

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Benzinga

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Says Starbase Will 'Soon' Be A New City After Cameron County Judge Orders Incorporation Election

SpaceX‘s Starbase facility will “soon” be an official new city, company CEO and billionaire Elon Musk said on Thursday after Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. ordered an election for the incorporation of Starbase as a Type-C municipality. What Happened: In December, Starbase General Manager Kathryn Lueders submitted a letter to the Cameron County Judge requesting an election to determine whether Starbase should be incorporated as a city. O…

9 days ago·New York, United States

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