SpaceX is on the brink of transforming its Starbase facility into a new city in Texas, pending an upcoming election that will decide the project’s fate. The aerospace giant seeks extensive control ...

The bill would allow officials at a future Starbase city to close down the beach on weekdays for test launches of its ...

The lawmakers behind the bill promised there would not be an increase in the number of days the beach is closed.

SB 2188, which passed in the Texas Senate Thursday, would allow Elon Musk's proposed Starbase City to oversee weekday ...

the bills would grant SpaceX’s company town, Starbase, essentially all control over decisions regarding access to Boca Chica Beach, especially if it is incorporated this May,” the South Texas ...

Most of the prior homeowners in Boca Chica Village have moved. Many were bought out by SpaceX. Beach closures were more common when SpaceX first started testing its rockets in Texas.

If the company succeeds in turning its launch site into an official city, SpaceX could assume full control over road and beach closures in Boca Chica, Texas. Texas lawmakers filed legislation that ...

BOCA CHICA BEACH, TEXAS - MARCH 03: SpaceX Starship Flight 8 is stationed near Orbital Launch Pad A ahead of launch at Boca Chica beach on March 03, 2025 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. The FAA ...