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"SpaceX HQ will now officially be in the city of Starbase, Texas!" That's what Spaces Founder Elon Musk proclaimed on X.

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00:00SpaceX HQ will now officially be in the city of Starbase, Texas.
00:06Well, that's what SpaceX founder Elon Musk proclaimed on X.
00:11Nearby residents are asking for an election to incorporate the area,
00:15which sits on the southern tip of Texas at Boca Chica Beach.
00:19Turning Starbase into a new Texas city with its own government won't happen overnight,
00:24and questions remain, including what SpaceX and residents would stand to gain.
00:30The idea is certainly drawing pushback from local activists
00:33who have raised concerns about SpaceX's environmental impact.
00:37A group called SaveRGV even filing a lawsuit.
00:42SpaceX's operations are currently in Cameron County, Texas,
00:45which has roughly 426,000 residents.
00:49More than 3,400 full-time SpaceX employees and contractors work at the Starbase site.

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