Elon Musk can now add 'city founder' to his résumé after SpaceX employees vote to create Starbase, Texas
A near-unanimous vote to create the city of Starbase in Texas could make it easier for SpaceX to build more housing and infrastructure for workers.
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- The South Texas residents, who are mostly tied to SpaceX, voted overwhelmingly to create the city of Starbase.
- A SpaceX vice president was voted in as the city's first mayor.
- It shifts local zoning and permit control from the county to a new SpaceX-aligned city council.
Elon Musk can now add "city founder" to his résumé after residents surrounding his SpaceX complex in South Texas voted this weekend to incorporate the area as "Starbase."
The near-unanimous decision — 212 votes in favor to just 6 against, according to county election data — formalizes SpaceX's dominance in the remote coastal area it has rapidly reshaped over the past seven years.
SpaceX employees and their families make up virtually all the residents within the roughly 1.5-square-mile zone, which was previously known as Boca Chica.
The city's first elected officials — all current or former SpaceX staff who ran unopposed — were swept into office on the same ballot.
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