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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 delivered a victory to the tech billionaire and his rocket company. As expected, the measure passed with broad support, paving the way for a newly incorporated city made up almost exclusively of SpaceX employees and people connected to the company.
The final vote tally Saturday night was 212 in favor of incorporation and six against; only 143 votes were needed for the measure to pass.
“It’s officially statistically impossible for the measure to fail,” Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza said. “Cameron County is about to have a new city.”
Musk celebrated the vote in a post on X Saturday night.
“Starbase, Texas Is now a real city!” he wrote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/welcome-starbase-population-283-rcna204214
A vote Saturday to decide whether to turn part of south Texas into a new city centered around Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivered a victory to the tech billionaire and his rocket company. As expected, the measure passed with broad support, paving the way for a newly incorporated city made up almost exclusively of SpaceX employees and people connected to the company.
The final vote tally Saturday night was 212 in favor of incorporation and six against; only 143 votes were needed for the measure to pass.
“It’s officially statistically impossible for the measure to fail,” Cameron County Elections Administrator Remi Garza said. “Cameron County is about to have a new city.”
Musk celebrated the vote in a post on X Saturday night.
“Starbase, Texas Is now a real city!” he wrote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/welcome-starbase-population-283-rcna204214
