Starbase is also financially beholden to Elon Musk’s spaceflight company: Just this week, the city finalized a $1.5 million loan from SpaceX to fund the city’s operations through September 2025.

SpaceX is replacing water trucks with a pipeline to its new city, Starbase. But unless you work for the company, getting ...

Since officially gaining city status in May 2025, Starbase is actively developing into a comprehensive company town with the ongoing plans involve building more accommodation, retail spaces, and ...

Posted: Jun 26, 2025 / 05:39 AM CDT Updated: Jun 26, 2025 / 05:41 AM CDT STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Starbase finalized plans to borrow about $1.5 million from SpaceX on Monday.

Some packed up, some stayed, all while SpaceX employees moved into the area. SpaceX first floated the idea of incorporating Starbase as a city to officials in Cameron County, Texas, in 2021.

The new city of Starbase is moving fast to cut off public access to most of the SpaceX company town in South Texas. Citing safety and security issues, city officials approved four gates to limit ...

On June 23, the Starbase City Commission approved requests from SpaceX to install gates near four intersections that would prevent much of the public from accessing a large part of the city. The ...

SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, celebrated the achievement in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday evening. Starbase, Texas Is now a real city! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 4, 2025 ...

Posted: Jun 25, 2025 / 12:34 PM CDT Updated: Jun 25, 2025 / 12:34 PM CDT STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Citing safety concerns, the city of Starbase plans to restrict access to public streets.

Starbase was incorporated in May 2025 and is the base of a rocket program that aims to reach Mars. SpaceX employees run the city, which has itself sparked controversy among some locals. Elon Musk ...

Some packed up, some stayed, all while SpaceX employees moved into the area. SpaceX first floated the idea of incorporating Starbase as a city to officials in Cameron County, Texas, in 2021.