American billionaire, Elon Musk has shown interest in building new city called Starbase at SpaceX’s launch facilities in Texas.
The business magnate shared the news via Twitter on Tuesday, revealing his plans to create his own Texas city.
Elon Musk wants to incorporate Boca Chica Village, where his company SpaceX is developing and launching prototypes of its Starship spacecraft, into a city.
Boca Chica Village which is not far from Brownsville, is a tiny unincorporated area of Cameron County. County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. confirmed the news, saying Cameron County had been officially approached by SpaceX over the past few days.
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“If SpaceX and Elon Musk would like to pursue down this path, they must abide by all state incorporation statutes,” Treviño said in a statement. “Cameron County will process any appropriate petitions in conformity with applicable law.”
Boca Chica Village currently has a population of about two dozen people, which means it’s far from being designated as a “city”; however, Musk told a Twitter user that Spacebase will be go beyond Boca Chica, indicating his intentions to incorporate at least another town.
At the end of 2020, Musk confirmed he had moved from California to Texas, and had relocated his private Musk Foundation from the Golden State to Austin. The move came after the billionaire expressed frustration over California regulators and its high taxes.