The vote to declare ‘Starbase’, the headquarters of the company Spacex and from where rocket launches are made, as a city has been favorable by a large majority, which is a victory for the South African magnate, Elon Musk.
The result has been 212 votes in favor of 6 against, more than 97 percent of votes in favor of the new status of ‘Starbase’, As published by the Cameron County Electoral Department.
The site is found In the state of Texas And most of its inhabitants are employees or former employees of the Musk company, which already raised this idea a few years ago. “Starbase, Texas. It’s already a real city!” He has pointed out from his account of the social network X, of which he also owns.
The new city status will allow its authorities to make decisions about the urban development of the area And they may approve real estate projects or urban planning plans, although they must be in line with state and federal legislation, according to the news agency Bloomberg.
Around 260 workers live in the area, which together with their families They suppose a total of about 500 peopleand the recent request to build more houses was rejected by the county.
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