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How Musk’s Starbase Could Become the Most Powerful City in Texas

“If these bills get passed, there’s nothing stopping other billionaires from creating their own company towns and owning more of Texas,” said Bekah Hinojosa, a local activist.

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May 27, 2025
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SpaceX Starship Flight 8 stationed near Orbital Launch Pad A ahead of a launch at Boca Chica beach on March 03, 2025. (Photo credit: Brandon Bell via Getty Images)

Before SpaceX landed to build its launch site for the world’s largest rocket, Boca Chica Beach was one of the few undeveloped areas along the Gulf of Mexico in the Rio Grande Valley in South T…

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