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.

On May 3, voters approved a measure that allowed SpaceX to incorporate its South Texas rocket launch site as a new city called Starbase. The voters, mostly SpaceX employees who have moved out to ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Texas has a brand-new city, and its name is Starbase. A vote Saturday to decide whether to turn part of south Texas into a new city centered around Elon Musk’s SpaceX ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, a Texas city with more than 5,000 residents can adopt, via local election, a “home rule charter” that essentially acts as that city’s constitution.

“Starbase, Texas Is now a real city!” Musk celebrated in a post to X.. TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. A view of SpaceX Starbase on Saturday, May 3, 2025, near Boca ...