A loud siren-like noise that Haslet, Texas residents have been hearing was caused by a locomotive operated by a service partner for the city, BNSF Railway confirmed in a statement Wednesday. The ...

Musk first raised the idea of Starbase four years ago. The possibility of incorporation as a city was rumoured for years before a petition submitted in December 2024 paved the way for Saturday's vote.

Texas has a new city, largely thanks to Elon Musk 's SpaceX. Residents in Cameron County, Texas, voted on May 3 to officially create Starbase, a new city along the state's southern border.

For one with more than 500 but less than 5,000 inhabitants, the levy is limited to a max of $1.50 per $100 valuation, while a Type C city with more than 5,000 people can impose a maximum tax rate ...

The new city of Starbase, which already has its own account on Musk's social media site X, is home to SpaceX's rocket program and is where the vehicles are both built and often launched.The ...

Texas generally gives municipalities a lot of discretion on how to manage and govern themselves, according to Alan Bojorquez, an attorney who specializes in city governance. “The reality is ...

New York City is the only city in the country that saw a bigger population increase than Houston. San Antonio, Texas’ second-largest city at 1.5 million, added nearly 24,000 residents.