From Texastribune · · 1m 30s
Texas fears SpaceX control of Boca Chica
Texas officials plan to sell 1,300 acres of Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX amid local backlash.
In brief
Texas officials plan to sell 1,300 acres of Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX amid local backlash. Texas Parks and Wildlife may sell 1,300 acres of Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX, sparking fears of billionaire control over Gulf Coast land. Originally reported by Texastribune.
Texas Parks and Wildlife plans land sale
Texas officials drafted an agenda to discuss selling 1,300 acres of Cameron County land to SpaceX in November.
Commissioner silence on sale
The commission pulled the agenda from final plans and blocked public records of the discussion.
Boca Chica State Park size
Boca Chica State Park covers 1,060 acres near SpaceX operations in Cameron County.
SpaceX land acquisitions
SpaceX has bought hundreds of acres near Boca Chica State Park over the last decade.
Starbase city annexation
Starbase City annexed 7,100 acres including part of Boca Chica State Park last month.
Local opposition to sale
Residents and environmentalists fear SpaceX will seize control of public land for rocket testing.
State rep defends park
State Rep. Erin Gamez called Boca Chica Beach a 'people’s beach' for generations of families.
Gov. Abbott stance
Gov. Greg Abbott said a sale would not be voted on 'anytime soon' despite Musk campaign donations.
Legal challenge to sale
Texas Parks and Wildlife claims the agenda draft is exempt from open records law as deliberative process.
The bottom line
Texas Parks and Wildlife may sell 1,300 acres of Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX, sparking fears of billionaire control over Gulf Coast land.
