In the dusty plains of South Texas where rockets regularly touch the sky, a new municipality has been born. With a decisive 212-6 vote on May 3, 2025, SpaceX’s launch facility area officially became the City of Starbase , Texas—a development years in the making since Elon Musk first tweeted about the possibility in 2021. The newly minted cosmic community spans approximately 3.9 square kilometers in Cameron County, where nearly 500 residents—mostly SpaceX employees—now find themselves citizens of Texas’ newest municipality. The landmass, roughly equivalent to 1.5 square miles, transforms from company campus to genuine civic entity with full governmental … Continue reading SpaceX Launch Site Votes 212-6 to Become Starbase City: Texas’ Newest Municipality Takes Flight