SpaceX is quietly standing up a volunteer fire department to serve the sprawling launch-and-manufacturing Starbase complex, tightening its control over emergency response at a site known for rapid — ...

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 ...

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Texas’ newest city will soon have its own dedicated law enforcement officers, though their uniforms won’t bear any futuristic spaceship imagery. That’s because the lawmen patrolling Elon Musk’s city ...

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 ...

Louis Balderas’ YouTube channel depends on a small piece of land in South Texas where his cameras watch SpaceX build and launch its Starship rocket. He’s leased this property for years – bringing in a ...

The newly established city of Starbase, Texas, is putting up gates to keep some visitors out. The Starbase City Commission—made up of three current or former SpaceX employees—approved a request from ...

STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Citing safety concerns, the city of Starbase plans to restrict access to public streets. During a meeting on Monday morning, the Starbase City Commission approved ...

In the driving wind off the Gulf of Mexico, under the looming 480-foot-tall steel launch towers called “Mechazilla,” a group of local kids take turns whacking an Elon Musk-shaped piñata. A crowd ...

The SpaceX company town of Starbase is moving quickly to appoint staff and establish laws — including a zoning plan that could strip away some property owners’ rights. The newly created city has ...

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THE TEXAS TRIBUNE, Texas - STARBASE — Texas’ newest city had liftoff this week. Starbase city leaders were sworn in Thursday and appointed a city manager. On Friday, they met again to approve a loan ...