Cameron County commissioners on Tuesday approved an agreement that will turn over control over some parts of Boca Chica Beach to Starbase, the new city near SpaceX's launch site. (Brenda Bazán For The ...

Two Texas lawmakers want to give SpaceX’s future city of Starbase power to control access to nearby Boca Chica Beach on weekdays. The move would give the private company led by Elon Musk more control ...

May 2—Legislation that would take away Cameron County's authority over SpaceX-related beach and road closures has been revived in the House State Affairs Committee after being narrowly voted down in ...

Starbase was incorporated in May 2025 and is the base of a rocket program that aims to reach Mars. SpaceX employees run the city, which has itself sparked controversy among some locals. Elon Musk hasn ...

A small group of South Texas residents – mostly SpaceX employees and their families – will cast ballots Saturday to decide if an unincorporated portion of Cameron County should become Texas' newest ...

Since 2019, the skies off the coasts of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach in the Rio Grande Valley have become a tourist-drawing spectacle as SpaceX journeys toward sending a Super ...

SpaceX's Starbase now controls a two-mile stretch of Boca Chica Beach, a significant expansion of its influence in South Texas. Cameron County commissioners approved the transfer, allowing Starbase to ...

South Texans are celebrating a victory over SpaceX after a controversial proposal to cede control of public beach and road closures to the private company died in the state House. The legislation ...

SpaceX’s future city of Starbase would control weekday access to nearby Boca Chica Beach under a bill being considered by the Legislature. The measure would give the private company led by Elon Musk ...