SpaceX is building its own company town.
CEO Elon Musk said he wants to create a new city called “Starbase” around the rocket-building company’s southeast Texas launch site.
In a series of Twitter posts about his plans, the billionaire tech tycoon said the city would encompass an “area much larger than Boca Chica,” the unincorporated seaside village where SpaceX built its massive rocket facility.
Officials in Texas’ Cameron County, which includes Boca Chica, confirmed SpaceX had approached them about incorporating Starbase as a city in the last few days.
But the California-based company would have to follow a series of bureaucratic steps to bring the plans to fruition, officials said.
“If SpaceX and Elon Musk would like to pursue down this path, they must abide by all state incorporation statutes,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, the county’s top official, said in a statement Tuesday. “Cameron County will process any appropriate petitions in conformity with applicable law.”
To create a new city, SpaceX would have to get local residents to sign a petition that it would submit to the county judge, who would then order an election on whether the municipality should be incorporated, according to the Texas Municipal League. If the election is successful, the city would have the power to create its own laws and other ordinances.
SpaceX has already effectively taken over most of Boca Chica, a small community that sits on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico and about two miles north of the Rio Grande.
The company broke ground on its launch facility in 2014 and started testing rockets there in 2019. As work on the project progressed, SpaceX gradually bought up most of Boca Chica’s three dozen homes, though a few homeowners had refused to sell as of late last year, according to reports.
Musk’s desire to create his own city is the latest sign that he’s putting down roots in Texas. He moved to the Lone Star State from California last year and his electric-car maker, Tesla, plans to build a factory in Austin.
SpaceX is also planning to break ground on a new facility in Austin to support the growth of its Starlink satellite internet service, the company revealed in a job posting.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
In a series of Twitter posts about his plans, the billionaire tech tycoon said the city would encompass an “area much larger than Boca Chica,” the unincorporated seaside village where SpaceX built its massive rocket facility.
Officials in Texas’ Cameron County, which includes Boca Chica, confirmed SpaceX had approached them about incorporating Starbase as a city in the last few days.
But the California-based company would have to follow a series of bureaucratic steps to bring the plans to fruition, officials said.
“If SpaceX and Elon Musk would like to pursue down this path, they must abide by all state incorporation statutes,” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, the county’s top official, said in a statement Tuesday. “Cameron County will process any appropriate petitions in conformity with applicable law.”
To create a new city, SpaceX would have to get local residents to sign a petition that it would submit to the county judge, who would then order an election on whether the municipality should be incorporated, according to the Texas Municipal League. If the election is successful, the city would have the power to create its own laws and other ordinances.
SpaceX has already effectively taken over most of Boca Chica, a small community that sits on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico and about two miles north of the Rio Grande.
The company broke ground on its launch facility in 2014 and started testing rockets there in 2019. As work on the project progressed, SpaceX gradually bought up most of Boca Chica’s three dozen homes, though a few homeowners had refused to sell as of late last year, according to reports.
Musk’s desire to create his own city is the latest sign that he’s putting down roots in Texas. He moved to the Lone Star State from California last year and his electric-car maker, Tesla, plans to build a factory in Austin.
SpaceX is also planning to break ground on a new facility in Austin to support the growth of its Starlink satellite internet service, the company revealed in a job posting.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
28 comments:
El Paya Jerry finally gets real -
"I don't even feel like writing that I don't feel like writing. Writing weighs on me. It is a constant burden." On his dying blog today!
Wasn't he gushing for the past year about what a great writer he is. Oh, the Coronabeeria Chronicles will be an America Classic, he wrote. Ha ha ha
Digo, ja ja ja ja
McHale will die thinking he really wrote good shit. Yeah, shit it was!
jUAN that genie's bottle was open a few years ago by the city of Brownsville and Cameron County folks, so how do we put that genie back into the bottle? good question right? Well progress is here and not stopping, moving forward thru the fog.
Sounds like an improvement.
Ahorra si! I bet Eddie is jumping for joy and hopefully it is only because
of the tax-base, and not for personal filling of the pockets. How can one
person decide on such a huge change? This is the United States, right?
Musk is like the Mafia! They start as friends, then business partners and then they own the whole business! Brownsville name will be Muskville soon in the future! Hahahahaha!
Biden calls Texas decision to reopen 'Neanderthal thinking'
National guardmen at the Capitol got sick with eating raw food served to them. My dog eat better than what Biden gives the troops! It's no surprise this happens, Biden did once call the military soldiers bastards in one of his speech!
Japanese billionaire seeking 8 people to join him on SpaceX mission to the moon
The whole city commission and the mayor are going to apply the citizens are in favor and will sign a petition!
That bupkis hasn’t taken that venture public yet (the market) and we are giving concessions to line his pockets. All Cameron County taxpayers should have first right in the SpaceX IPO. Elon must think we’re mishegas here in the valley. I support the venture and wish the project well, but he needs to do more for the community, just saying......
He will bring Californians, settle then there and then sign the petition with overwhelming numbers.
This city gave people $500 a month, no strings attached, to fight poverty. It paid off, study says.
Stockton, California.
McAllen mayoral candidates face off in first debate ]
Promise to put everybody in a diet fat city of rgv mcallen
ERCOT CEO has been FIRED bunch of mamones
The one here HAS TO GO FIRE HIM RIGHT NOW!
THEY ARE ALL THE SAME THEY THINK THEIR SHIT DON'T STINK FIRE HIM NOW!
Welcome to Starbase: SpaceX floats idea to incorporate, rename Boca Chica Village
FINALLY HE GOT WHAT HE WANTED A TOWN
NOW LOOK OUT BOLA DE MAMONES PENDEJOS ELECTED OFFICALS HERE
Plans are they want to build a wall from the mouth of the river to the ship channel to stop the meskins from going into the new gringo town.
YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED ELECTED OFFICIALS...
The newest city in Texas a space town in South Texas no its not for meskins its only for gringos and cocos (cocos maybe).
Maybe they should name it Explosion City?
Id nominate Montoya to part of the Japanese billionaire expedition to Mars, but then that would leave us reading the snowflake blogger and the guy who doesn't know he's deceased blogger. Juan, I have to admit, you're the least suckiest blogger of the three.
What a waste all that fire and no t-bones or fajitas please no chicken.
Juan, Progress progress progress, anyway so i saw many of th ERCOT folks have since resigned over the powergate scandal, what about my compadre Bruciak at BPUB? I she still here, PUB Board didnt do a thing to him and the other two top gorillas? No tiene MADRE.
This could be the start of something great. It gives "Brownsville" a hook to draw people to the location. Imagine a development that continues to grow over time with housing, hotels, casino's that would add jobs to the community. I've lived in Brownsville well over 30 years and have witnessed many miss-steps by the supposed leaders of Brownsville.
The politicians in Brownsville have been out smarted and out worked by other cities in the RGV.
This opportunity is falling into Trey's lap. Let's see what he does with it.
why are they reading the bill it will take 10 hours.
Pinches pendejos racist republicans worthless jerks
SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test
Sounds like the mayor el tapon - pendejo
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Tax break!
And sub par dining for all!
Please purchase Brownsville because it is a shit hole.
Where is Juan? Was he in that rocketship that blew up at Boca Chica?
Haven't heard from him in several days?
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