Elon Musk now holds greater power over the area where SpaceX launches its rockets, expanding the company’s ability to control local planning and taxation.

Starbase was incorporated as an official city in Texas on May 3, 2025, following a vote by its residents, who are ...

A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among the small group of voters who live there and are mostly Musk’s employees at SpaceX. With all the votes ...

SpaceX rocket builders voted overwhelmingly to incorporate the rocket complex as a municipality, according to early results.