# 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.
- Title: Texas fears SpaceX control of Boca Chica · Texastribune
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: texas, spacex, boca chica state park, elon musk, cameron county, state parks, land sale, public land, rio grande valley, starbase city, spacex operations, news
- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17511973/texas-elon-musk-spacex-boca-chica-state-park-sale
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- Topics: texas, spacex, boca chica state park, elon musk, cameron county, state parks, land sale, public land, rio grande valley, starbase city, spacex operations, news
## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.