<ul><li>Residents near Boca Chica Beach in Texas have voted to become a city called Starbase, near SpaceX's launch site.</li><li>The new city will be located in Texas' Cameron County and predominantly consists of SpaceX employees.</li><li>Elon Musk declared victory as Starbase officially becomes a city, allowing SpaceX more control over the launch site.</li><li>Legislation in Texas could further empower SpaceX in controlling beach closures for launches, while federal oversight over SpaceX is appearing to diminish.</li></ul>

Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a company town in Texas

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