Texas Has Been Considering Selling a Beloved State Park to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Sources Say
Texas Monthly reports that sources say the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has been discussing selling Boca Chica State Park, the 1,300-acre beachfront park beside SpaceX's Starbase, with SpaceX the prospective buyer, though spokesperson Stephanie Garcia says the sale is not on the commission's November agenda. The article notes the park shelters endangered ocelot habitat, SpaceX seeks to raise launches from 25 to 456 yearly, and environmental advocates like Luke Metzger and Bekah Hinojosa condemn the possible sale.
