The Big Take
Elon Musk Is Expanding His Empire With a New Texas City Government
With this weekend’s vote to incorporate, the billionaire’s takeover of Starbase will be complete.
A bust of Elon Musk outside of Boca Chica, Texas.
Photographer: Mark Felix/BloombergSome 1,500 miles from Donald Trump’s White House, Elon Musk is about to put his stamp on a new government.
Residents of the tiny community near SpaceX’s rocket launch site voted on Saturday to officially incorporate the area as its own city, Starbase, Texas. The outcome was hardly in doubt: Almost all of the eligible voters work for the company or live with someone who does. Musk, who owns a house in the 1.45 square-mile tract, on Memes Street, is all in on the plan to form a new government.