Coverage dated April 29, 2025 to May 4, 2025

Here are the SpaceX employees who were elected to run Musk's new company town of Starbase, Texas

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 3 developments

Elon Musk’s SpaceX prevailed in an election over the weekend to turn Starbase into a city that’s now led by employees.

NBC Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Apr 30, 2025
The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX could become an official city called Starbase
Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·
May 3, 2025
Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote
Headline from Digital Journal ·
May 4, 2025Newest
Here are the SpaceX employees who were elected to run Musk's new company town of Starbase, Texas
Headline from NBC Chicago ·

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63 articles, oldest first.

MyNorthwest
The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX could become an official Texas city called Starbase (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Apr 29, 2025
MyNorthwest's feed description
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Elon Musk has for years made Texas a business home and playground, launching rockets, building cars, and dreaming about creating a
ABC 7 Chicago
The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX could become an official city called Starbase (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Apr 30, 2025
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
A new Elon Musk project is on the brink of victory: to officially turn a small patch of coastal South Texas into a city known as Starbase, Texas.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Should Elon Musk's Starbase be an official city? Texas voters to decide (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published May 2, 2025
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
Voters are set to decide Saturday if the South Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company should become an official city known as Starbase.
Digital Journal
Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote (opens Digital Journal)
Published May 2, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality on Saturday,
The Guardian
Elon Musk’s company town: SpaceX employees to vote on ‘Starbase’ (opens The Guardian)
Published May 2, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Residents – most of them SpaceX workers – in remote Texas community expected to approve plan to create new city
FOX 5 DC
Starbase, home to Elon Musk's SpaceX, to become Texas' newest city (opens FOX 5 DC)
Published May 3, 2025
FOX 5 DC's feed description
Starbase, Texas, the home of Elon Musk's SpaceX, will officially become a city after this Saturday's election.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Elon Musk's Starbase approved in lopsided early voting results, on its way to becoming a Texas city (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published May 3, 2025
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
The South Texas home of Elon Musk's Space X is on its way to become an official city.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Texas voters approve Starbase (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published May 3, 2025
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
McALLEN, Texas -- The south Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company is on its way to becoming an official city with a galactic name: Starbase.
Los Angeles Times
Musk’s bid to make his rocket launch site a Texas city appears well on its way (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published May 3, 2025
Los Angeles Times's feed description
Elon Musk’s rocket launch site Starbase, home to his California-born company SpaceX, is on its way to becoming a Texas city after lopsided early voting results — with ballots probably cast mostly by his employees.
KHOU Houston
Elon Musk’s Starbase on its way to becoming an official Texas city after lopsided early voting results (opens KHOU Houston)
Published May 3, 2025
KHOU Houston's feed description
The Texas home of Elon Musk's SpaceX is on its way to becoming an official city
Insider
Elon Musk can now add 'city founder' to his résumé after SpaceX employees vote to create Starbase, Texas (opens Insider)
Published May 3, 2025
Insider's feed description
A near-unanimous vote to create the city of Starbase in Texas could make it easier for SpaceX to build more housing and infrastructure for workers.
RedState
Early Election Returns Are in on Whether Elon Musk's Starbase Becomes Its Own City in Texas (opens RedState)
Published May 3, 2025
The Daily Caller
Welcome to Elon Musk’s New Company Town: ‘Starbase, TX’ Votes To Incorporate (opens The Daily Caller)
Published May 3, 2025
The Daily Caller's feed description
Voters in Cameron County, Texas, overwhelmingly voted to approve Saturday a measure to incorporate Elon Musk’s rocket complex near Brownsville.
Deutsche Welle
Texas town home to SpaceX renamed 'Starbase' – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published May 3, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description
Residents in the Texan town voted in favor of turning Elon Musk's Starbase into a city. The move separates the town from Cameron Country, which previously rejected plans to build more housing for SpaceX employees.
CBS News
Elon Musk (opens CBS News)
Published May 3, 2025
CBS News's feed description
The home of Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket company is on its way to becoming an official Texas city with a galactic name: Starbase.
Bloomberg
Elon Musk Wins Vote to Establish His City in Starbase, Texas (opens Bloomberg)
Published May 3, 2025
Bloomberg's feed description
Voters in South Texas delivered Elon Musk a decisive victory, overwhelmingly approving a ballot measure to establish Starbase, Texas, as its own city.
Time
Elon Musk's Starbase City in Texas: Location and Population (opens Time)
Published May 3, 2025
Time's feed description
"Starbase, Texas, is now a real city," said Elon Musk after a vote decided the future of his SpaceX workplace.
Breitbart News
Voters make SpaceX's Starbase, Texas, its own city (opens Breitbart News)
Published May 3, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
May 4 (UPI) -- The small area of land in southern Texas where SpaceX launches its rockets will become an official city after a nearly unanimous vote by
Washington Examiner
Texas gets a new city: Everything to know about Starbase, Texas (opens Washington Examiner)
Published May 3, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
Elon Musk now holds greater power over the area where SpaceX launches its rockets, expanding the company’s ability to control local planning and taxation.
WFMZ Allentown
Musk gets his Texas wish. SpaceX launch site is approved as the new city of Starbase (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published May 3, 2025
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
The home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official Texas city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was
WFMZ Allentown
Elon Musk’s Starbase on its way to becoming a Texas city after lopsided early voting results (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published May 3, 2025
WFMZ Allentown's feed description
The home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is on its way to becoming an official Texas city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase
The Daily Caller
SpaceX Workers Set to Approve Creation Of ‘Starbase,’ A Musk-Inspired Town In South Texas (opens The Daily Caller)
Published May 3, 2025
The Daily Caller's feed description
A small group of voters in southern Texas is set to decide the future of a new city—one born from the vision of Elon Musk and built around his space exploration ambitions.
Delaware Public Media
Voters will decide if Elon Musk's SpaceX complex in South Texas will be its own city (opens Delaware Public Media)
Published May 3, 2025
Delaware Public Media's feed description
Voters in an unincorporated area of Boca in Cameron County — next to Elon Musk's SpaceX complex in South Texas — are voting to make Starbase a city. That will give SpaceX more power over a public beach and state highway.
Al Jazeera
‘Starbase’: Residents of Texas site home to Musk’s SpaceX back city status (opens Al Jazeera)
Published May 3, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
Overwhelming majority of people who voted to turn base into municipality are employees of Elon Musk’s space company.
Engadget
SpaceX’s Texas HQ, Starbase, is officially on its way to becoming a city (opens Engadget)
Published May 3, 2025
Engadget's feed description
Texas residents voted to designate Starbase, the headquarters of SpaceX, as its own city.

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