In early December, Cameron County received an incorporation petition for the city of Starbase, Texas. Now, voters will decide on the matter during the general election on May 3 after Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño approved the petition.

South Texas residents living near billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX launch site will soon decide whether they'll be officially recognized as Starbase, Texas.

Elon Musk is one step closer to creating his own city in the southern tip of Texas after a local vote was set for May 3 on his bid to incorporate Starbase, the remote property where SpaceX builds and launches the billionaire’s Starship rockets.

Cameron County, Texas, is set to hold an election in May after SpaceX employees petitioned to make Starbase an official city.

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If a majority of the roughly 500 residents living around the South Texas site vote yes in May, Starbase will be the state’s newest city.

Since breaking ground for Starbase in 2014, SpaceX has been developing, building and launching its Starship mega-rocket from the facility near Boca Chica Beach. And for years, CEO Elon Musk and other SpaceX officials have been pushing to rename the area.