Special elections in Cameron County, Texas established the Spacex of Elon Musk as “Starbase”, a new city, and the voters are reportedly approved by the measure of 173 to 4 (only 143 votes) were needed for the transfer measure), according to election records.
Voting means a significant milestone for the presence of Spacex in South Texas and achieve musk 2021 vision to create a municipality focused on the startup of his missile company.
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Why is it important
Starbase is an object and a launch site for a Spacex missile program that is in the Contract with the Defense Department (DOD) and NASA which aims to send astronauts to the moon and potentially on Mars.
The creation of this town company represents a significant victory of musk and space in the time when technical billionaire faced growing criticism. As a leader of the President of the Department for the Efficiency of the Government Donald Trump (Doge), Musk monitors several controversial federal job cuts that reduced his public situation. Meanwhile, profit in his company for an electric vehicle, Tesla, allegedly fell.
Inclusion could basically move the dynamics of local authorities potentially giving spacex significant control over management issues that directly affect its operations. Most perceptibly, the new city status may enable officials of Starbase, to the universal employees themselves, to approve the closure of the beach and the park during the start of rocket, instead of requiring the Cameron authority.
Spacex Rocket launches and engine tests, as well as specific equipment around the moving base requires closing the local highway and access to the State Park of Boca Chica and Boca Chica Beach. This comes as Spacex supposedly seeking federal approval to increase the annual startup in a place of five to 25 years.
Starbase, Texas
Is now a real city!
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 4. Maja 2025
What to know
Starbase covers about 1.5 square miles at the southern top of Texas along the coast near Mexico border.
The voting grip consisted of only 283 eligibility voters, which is believed to be most spacecraft or people connected to the company.
The elections were also selected by Bobby Pedden as the first town of the city, together with Jordan and Jenna Petrzelk as the city commissioner, all the space officers who ran unpleasant, reporting NBC news.
According to the general director of Starbase Kathryn Lueders, the company is already operating roads, service programs, schooling and medical care for residents on the property.
Bulli for companions in Texas legislation would move the Authority to the Beach from the County to the Novi Group, with one proposed account of class B, is punishable by 180 days in prison, because in prison in accordance with orders for the beach evacuation.
What do people say
Spacex CEO Elon Musk celebrated the results of the election on Saturday evening on X, earlier Twitter, writing: “Starbase, Texas is now a real city!”
Remi Garza, Cameron County Elections: “It is officially statistically impossible for the failure to fail. Cameron County will soon have a new city.”
Kathryn Lueders, General Manager Starbase, wrote in Texas officials 2024. Years: “We need the ability to grow old as a community.”
Cameron County, Judge Eddie Trevino told NBC news: “It is currently authority exclusively within Cameron County and my office, and we believe that we have proven that we are good collaborators and partners with Spacex in their work, and also in providing enough notice and public access to Boca Chica Beach.”
What happens next
With the insurance of the city situation, attention will be paid to the formalization process and potential legislative changes that could affect local government. Although Spacex did not describe in detail detailed plans for a newly built-in city, the change in municipal status could facilitate the restrictions on rocket launches and examinations.
However, resilience is expected from local environmental groups and organizations such as Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe, the southern Texas Network for Environmental Protection, which organized protests against potential restrictions on the public access.
Reporting from the associated press contributed to this article.
2025-05-04 02:52:00
