SpaceX and its supporters have long dubbed this area “Starbase,” but they now want ... copy reposted by SpaceX founder Elon ...

A South Texas community, mostly made up of SpaceX employees, voted 212 to 6 in favor of establishing a new city called Starbase. By Hank Sanders Members of a South Texas community that has served ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX prevailed in an election over the weekend to turn Starbase into a city that’s now led by employees.

City leaders, who will be elected in May, will have just a short window to decide what services to provide, like police or ...

The incorporation could fundamentally shift local authority dynamics by potentially giving SpaceX ... seeks federal approval to increase annual launches at the site from five to 25. Starbase ...

Critics of Elon Musk and SpaceX say that a new city will give more power to a company they believe is harming the environment ...

With the incorporation of Starbase, the area now has a city council, mayor and commissioners. Voters unanimously elected a mayor, Bobby Peden, who works for SpaceX, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Most Starbase residents, primarily SpaceX employees, voted in favor of incorporation. Some locals protested the incorporation, citing concerns about restricted access to Boca Chica State Park and ...

Then in December 2024, the county received an incorporation petition for Starbase. Now, the overwhelming majority of voters—many of whom are SpaceX employees or relatives of the aerospace ...

A few of Starbase's first steps ... most of the reasons are being provided by SpaceX," Bojorquez said of the possible motivations behind seeking incorporation. "I have no opinion about whether ...