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Starbase Docket

What SpaceX has asked of the Valley, and what the Valley has given, as recorded in local governments' own agendas, ordinances and minutes.

16documents cited 1,976pages published 16/16source links verified today How we know →

Analysis: what it means for the Valley

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SpaceX and Starbase Updates for Rio Grande Valley Residents

Key recent actions and pending decisions involving SpaceX and the City of Starbase that may affect the Valley.

Oct 24, 2026 · 11 sources

SpaceX and City of Starbase Updates: What Valley Residents Need to Know

A neutral summary of recent agreements, meetings, and proposals involving SpaceX, local governments, and community impacts.

Oct 22, 2026 · 15 sources

SpaceX and Starbase Updates for Rio Grande Valley Residents

Key recent actions, agreements and public opportunities involving SpaceX, Starbase and local governments.

Oct 20, 2026 · 12 sources

Latest records

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Oct 23 RecordCity of Starbase City Commission
Service Plan Emergency Services Parcel.pdf
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Oct 23 RecordCity of Starbase City Commission
Service Plan SH 4 Right of Way.pdf
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Oct 23, 2026 Meeting packetCity of Starbase City Commission
Packet-2026-10-23.pdf
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Oct 23, 2026 Meeting packetCity of Starbase City Commission
Starbase City Commission-Packet-2026-10-23.pdf
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Project Quantum

Awaiting records

Brownsville voted on a Saturday to let 444 acres of SpaceX land leave the city. How the ground was prepared, how the vote was taken, and whether it holds up.

3 parts · 10 documents · 84 pages
  1. Part 1

    How Brownsville's coast became SpaceX country

    Before a Saturday vote handed 444 acres out of the city, thirteen years of laws, tax breaks and a brand-new town had already moved the ground. Part 1 of Project Quantum.

    September 3, 2026 · independently verified
  2. Part 2

    Six hours on a Saturday: how the vote was taken

    A Saturday special meeting, comment by form an hour early, a staff memo with blank fields, and a mayor who called the deal 'take it or leave it.' Part 2 of Project Quantum.

    September 3, 2026
  3. Part 3

    Does it hold up? The law, the findings, and what anyone could do

    Two findings make the disannexation legal: that the land is unimproved and that no refund is owed. Neither is supported in the public record. Part 3 of Project Quantum.

    September 3, 2026

Your Water, Their Rocket

Awaiting records

A city-owned utility became Starbase's water and sewer department, one closed session at a time. What it costs the ratepayers who own it, and the farms downstream.

2 parts · 7 documents · 1,895 pages
  1. Part 1

    Before the $220 million came the tanker trucks

    How Brownsville's city-owned utility became Starbase's water and sewer department, one closed session at a time. Part 1 of Your Water, Their Rocket.

    September 3, 2026
  2. Part 2

    Whose water? SpaceX, the river, and the farms downstream

    SpaceX must buy water rights to fill its pipeline, and on the Rio Grande every right comes out of the account the Valley's farms draw from. Next up: a power contract for a customer the utility won't name. Part 2 of Your Water, Their Rocket.

    September 3, 2026
How to read this series. Every claim links to the public record behind it, at the government that published it. We keep a copy of every document in case an original moves, and we check those links daily. The images are pages from those records. Where something is still unknown, the story says so and names the record that would settle it.