Boca Chica, Texas (CNN) — With the towering SpaceX launch site behind him, Justin LeClaire spotted something astonishing in a grassy, sandflat mosaic of protected wilderness on the southern tip ...

A little community close to Texas’ southernmost point became a brand-new city in May 2025. A City Born from Rockets and Ambition The city is called Starbase, and it was created around SpaceX’s massive ...

Now SpaceX wants to make Starbase a recognized city. Nearby residents are asking for an election to incorporate the area, which sits on the southern tip of Texas at Boca Chica Beach.

More than 3,400 full-time SpaceX employees and contractors work at the Starbase site, according to a local impact study issued by Trevino earlier this year. SpaceX's rapid expansion in the region ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is disrupting the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. And the company’s Starbase and rocket launches are dividing residents. WSJ space reporter Micah Maidenberg joins host Julie ...

A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk's company decide whether to formally create a new city called ...

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city. Billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company on Thursday sent a letter to local officials requesting an ...

Mercurial billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced the company’s move from Hawthorne to Texas on Tuesday, July 16, in a post on X, formerly Twitter, rather suddenly.

SpaceX just got a lot closer to launching more rockets from its base in South Texas. The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said there would be no significant impact to the environment if ...

SpaceX has announced that it will be moving its company headquarters to Brownsville, Texas, and as such, Brownsville Mayor John Cowen recently discussed what it means for his city.

More than 3,400 full-time SpaceX employees and contractors work at the Starbase site, according to a local impact study issued by Trevino earlier this year. SpaceX's rapid expansion in the region ...

More than 3,400 full-time SpaceX employees and contractors work at the Starbase site, according to a local impact study issued by Trevino earlier this year. SpaceX's rapid expansion in the region ...