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Hinojosa pauses SpaceX state park sale
Texas Gov.-elect asks for delay on 1,300-acre state park land sale to SpaceX.
In brief
Texas Gov.-elect asks for delay on 1,300-acre state park land sale to SpaceX. Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa requested the Parks and Wildlife Department hold off selling 1,300 acres of state park land to SpaceX. Originally reported by Houstonchronicle.
Hinojosa requests pause
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa has asked the state’s Parks and Wildlife Department to hold off on a decision to sell 1,300 acres of state park land to SpaceX.
“We can have a strong working relationship with Elon Musk and his companies, but it has to be on our terms”
Starbase expansion concerns
SpaceX has invested billions into Starbase and associated infrastructure along Texas 4 as it races to get the giant Starship rocket operational.
Land swap details
SpaceX recently gained 715 acres of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service land around the complex in exchange for 683 acres located about 10 miles away.
In short
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa requested the Parks and Wildlife Department hold off selling 1,300 acres of state park land to SpaceX.
