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February 14, 2025

Texas county election could make SpaceX's Starbase its own city

By VALERIE GONZALEZ
Associated Press

McALLEN, Texas — 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 Starbase.

The election was set for May 3 and votes can only be cast by residents living near the launch site that is currently part of an unincorporated area of Cameron County, located along the U.S.-Mexico border.


 
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