Voters Give Elon Musk His Own Corporate Texas City

The Texas Tribune reports:

Elon Musk’s wish to create his own city just came true. On Saturday, voters living around SpaceX’s rocket testing and launch facility in South Texas approved a measure to incorporate the area as a new city.

Soon after polls closed at 7 p.m., Cameron County election officials confirmed that overwhelming support among early voters clinched the election in favor of creating the City of Starbase.

Only 283 people, those who live within the boundaries of the proposed city, were eligible to vote in the election. A Texas Newsroom analysis of the voter rolls showed two-thirds of them either work for SpaceX or had already indicated their support.

Read the full article. Musk has retweeted the post below.

SpaceX workers in South Texas vote yes to create City of Starbase.

Critics of Elon Musk and SpaceX say that a new city will give more power to a company they believe is harming the environment. https://t.co/pqD6eRs1KQ

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 4, 2025