{"id":2426499,"date":"2025-04-23T13:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-village-votes-on-creating-new-starbase-town-for-spacex\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T13:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:12:42","slug":"texas-village-votes-on-creating-new-starbase-town-for-spacex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-village-votes-on-creating-new-starbase-town-for-spacex\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas village votes on creating new Starbase town for SpaceX"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-village-votes-on-creating-new-starbase-town-for-spacex%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2426499&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Texas village is currently voting on the establishment of a new town called starbase, intended to support Elon Musk&#8217;s company, SpaceX. the vote is expected to pass, as approximately 90% of the eligible voters\u2014many of whom are SpaceX employees and their families\u2014have recently moved to the area. This move aims to streamline operations for SpaceX, particularly with regard to managing beach closures and access to launch sites. If approved, Starbase would be roughly the size of New York\u2019s Central Park and would house 3,500 employees. The push for the town reflects broader legislative efforts to enhance SpaceX&#8217;s operational control over its launch activities. However,local and environmental activists have expressed concerns that the town&#8217;s creation could undermine public beach access rights in Texas. The voting process is set to conclude on May 3, with certain local goverment positions related to the town also being contested.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas village votes on creating new Starbase town for Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2089597\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a> village is voting to formally launch Starbase, a town devoted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk's\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s<\/a> company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spacex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk's\">SpaceX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The vote will almost certainly be in favor, with 90% of the 279 eligible voters having flocked to the area in the past year, according to records <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/23\/us\/elon-musk-town-starbase-texas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"obtained by\">obtained by<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em> through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-spent-nearly-20-years-in-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-he-was-just-released\/\" title=\"He Spent Nearly 20 ... In Prison For A Murder He Didn\u2019t Commit. He Was Just Released.\">public information act request<\/a>. Nearly all are SpaceX employees and their families, which would make the city a de facto company town.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3387261\/international-tourism-decline-us-trump-administration-immigration-crack-down\/\">International tourism to US takes a hit under Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3385854\/dhl-us-shipments-pause-over-800-customs-policy-change\/\">DHL pauses shipments to US over $800&nbsp;after customs policy change<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3384018\/nevada-state-legislature-state-lottery-bill-die\/\">Nevada legislature lets state lottery bill die two years after approving the measure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Voting will conclude on May 3. SpaceX employees filed the petition to create the town in December 2024. The land in question is currently part of Boca Chica Village, in Cameron County.<\/p>\n<p>The city, first <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1368915472142401540?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"floated by Musk\">floated by Musk<\/a> four years ago, would be roughly the size of New York&rsquo;s Central Park, 1.5 square miles, and encompass a small stretch of Texas&rsquo;s coast along the Gulf of America, the body of water internationally recognized as the Gulf of Mexico. It could serve as the home of SpaceX&rsquo;s 3,500 employees.<\/p>\n<p>If the measure is passed, Musk&rsquo;s company would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-powell-xi-jinpings-abrupt-reversal-of-fortune-provides-a-wake-up-call-and-new-direction-for-america\/\" title=\"Scott Powell: Xi Jinping\u2019s Abrupt Reversal of Fortune Provides a Wake-Up Call and New Direction for America\">gain greater control<\/a> over the area where it launches its rockets. Two enduring problems that have caused headaches for the company are the need to constantly close Texas State Highway 4 and access to Boca Chica State Park and Boca Chica Beach. The public must be notified in advance whenever the required closures are undertaken, leading to an extra headache for the company.<\/p>\n<p>The voting regarding Starbase comes alongside two bills in the Texas legislature that would give the city the authority to close the beach rather than coordinate through Cameron County. In tandem with the vote to create the city are the positions of mayor, SpaceX&rsquo;s security manager, and two city commissioners. The candidates are running unopposed.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX General Manager Kathy Leuders testified in support of the bills in the Texas legislature.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;HB4660 makes a simple but important administrative update to the way beach closures are coordinated around launch activities in Cameron County,&rdquo; Leuders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/south-texas\/article\/spacex-launch-boca-chica-beach-texas-20276852.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the Texas legislature in a testimony.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What it does do is shift the administrative authority for weekday coordination from Cameron County to the future city of Starbase, helping streamline communication and improve local operational planning,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The business community also backed the move. Texas Association of Business CEO Glenn Hamer argued it would help Texas &ldquo;dominate the space field.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to make sure that the regulations are as streamlined as possible so that these companies can operate effectively and efficiently,&rdquo; Hamer told the Texas legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The main opposition to the city is a combination of local and environmentalist activists. Local activists argue that the creation would hurt Texas&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">robust open beach laws<\/a>, which allow the public to access beaches without paying a fee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3383925\/elon-musk-spacex-build-trump-golden-dome-missile-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MUSK&rsquo;S SPACEX BEING CONSIDERED TO BUILD TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;GOLDEN DOME&rsquo;\">MUSK&rsquo;S SPACEX BEING CONSIDERED TO BUILD TRUMP&rsquo;S &lsquo;GOLDEN DOME&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local activist Rob Nixon with the South Texas chapter of the Surfrider Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/south-texas\/article\/spacex-launch-boca-chica-beach-texas-20276852.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> MySanAntonio.com that giving SpaceX the ability to close beaches would go against thousands of years of Western law, citing relevant sections of the famous law code of Byzantine Emperor St. Justinian the Great.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glo.texas.gov\/coastal\/protecting-coast\/open-beaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The (Texas) Open Beaches Act<\/a>&nbsp;is based on&nbsp;Justinian law, which is actually Roman law,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2089597\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2089597\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas village votes to establish Starbase for SpaceX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2426500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Elon-Musk-bust.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53936,4844,53934,3694,53935],"class_list":["post-2426499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-new-town","tag-spacex","tag-starbase","tag-texas","tag-village-vote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Elon-Musk-bust.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2426499"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2426503,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2426499\/revisions\/2426503"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2426500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2426499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2426499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2426499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}