Starbase leaders approved a 45-year land deal with SpaceX for 166 acres, but what will be built there remains a mystery
The city of Starbase inked a 45-year agreement with SpaceX for 166 acres of land in Cameron County – here’s... Read more »
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SpaceX bought some water rights from the Rio Grande River. Here’s what we know.
SpaceX is already a customer of the Brownsville municipal water agency, but the company has also purchased water rights directly... Read more »
Starbase EDC may issue $3 billion in tax-exempt bonds to support SpaceX, records show
Starbase EDC’s strategy is taking shape, with up to $3 billion in tax-exempt bonds proposed to support SpaceX expansion and... Read more »
Starbase cancels meeting to consider annexing 444 acres relinquished by Brownsville
The city was scheduled to consider SpaceX’s request to bring the property into Starbase less than three weeks after Brownsville... Read more »
SpaceX is giving Brownsville $220M for water projects. In exchange, the city gave up zoning control of 444 acres near Starbase
The last-minute deal followed a raucous six-hour meeting in which police removed several people, and SpaceX declined to give commissioners... Read more »
SpaceX quietly secured zoning approval for a new nearly 34-acre heavy industrial site along Boca Chica Highway
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. could expand its industrial operations to another 33.9 acres near Boca Chica Beach, records show.... Read more »
SpaceX scrubs Starship test flight at final countdown, targets next launch attempt next week
Flight 13 was halted seconds before liftoff after an issue during Super Heavy booster engine startup. SpaceX says it is... Read more »
SpaceX already owns swaths of land near Boca Chica Beach. Now it controls 54 acres on South Padre Island
SpaceX has expanded its footprint with a 54-acre purchase on the far north end of South Padre Island, adding to... Read more »
Starbase hires first economic development director, advances SpaceX bond proposal
The new city’s economic development corporation hired Max Levin as its first director and approved a bond-related incentive request tied... Read more »
Blue Origin explosion renews spotlight on SpaceX amid lawsuits, FAA probe, and local scrutiny
The Florida explosion comes as SpaceX faces a growing debate over the effects of launch activity near Boca Chica Beach.... Read more »
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