Port of Brownsville approves $2M SpaceX pipeline deal, with millions more on the table
The port is negotiating deals that would give SpaceX access to shipping-channel infrastructure, including docks, roadways, and two natural gas... Read more »
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Is SpaceX quietly building a data center at Starbase? Job postings offer clues
Subcontractors are hiring construction trades workers for a SpaceX data center near Brownsville, records show.... Read more »
A Brownsville startup wants to deliver water in space. First, it needs $7M
Space Ocean plans to test technology that could eventually supply water to commercial space stations, with its first satellite launch... Read more »
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 »
These four projects are driving more than $41B in Cameron County investment
From rockets to LNG and shipbuilding, a handful of massive developments are changing the scale of investment in South Texas... 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 »
Starship reaches orbit for first time, deploys 26 Starlink satellites from Starbase
SpaceX’s 14th Starship flight marked a major milestone for the South Texas launch site, carrying its first operational payload into... Read more »
SpaceX’s futuristic city of Starbase finalizes massive 7,100-acre annexation. Here’s what we know.
Starbase officials approved the massive annexation of its city limits expanding its boundaries past 8,000 acres.... Read more »
SpaceX reschedules Starship’s first flight around the Earth
SpaceX is now targeting Sept. 28 for Starship Flight 14 from Starbase, a nearly 10-hour mission planned to send the... 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 »
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