BOCA CHICA — It wasn’t just a day at the beach. But it never is on this small strip of sand near the Texas-Mexico border, not since SpaceX began launching rockets here. On this particular Saturday in ...

Got something you want us to investigate? Email us at [email protected]. On the road to Boca Chica Beach sits a huge bronze sculpture of Elon Musk's head. The thing is nine feet tall and probably weighs ...

May 7—The Federal Aviation Administration has announced completion of the Final Tiered Environmental Assessment (EA) of SpaceX's proposal to dramatically increase the number of rocket launches and ...

Texas lawmakers agreed to give the new city of Starbase the authority to periodically close down a South Texas beach, giving more power to municipal officials with close ties to SpaceX over the ...

Cameron County commissioners on Tuesday approved an agreement that will turn over control over some parts of Boca Chica Beach to Starbase, the new city near SpaceX's launch site. (Brenda Bazán For The ...

SpaceX's growth, both on the ground and in space, has skyrocketed this year with the ramping of test flights and the achievement of many major milestones. Its headquarters in South Texas are growing, ...

Two beloved deep South Texas beaches are competing to be recognized as among the top 10 in the state, according to a reader's choice poll currently being conducted by USA Today. Cameron County’s Isla ...

SpaceX’s future city of Starbase would control weekday access to nearby Boca Chica Beach under a bill being considered by the Legislature. The measure would give the private company led by Elon Musk ...

Visitors hoping for some beach time in parts of South Texas may soon be denied by SpaceX the opportunity to catch some rays. A bill currently making its way through the state Legislature would, if ...

A Texas Senate bill that would allow closures of a portion of Boca Chica Beach in Cameron County for rocket launches has raised concerns among some Coastal Bend residents. The state senator behind the ...

BOCA CHICA BEACH, Texas (KGBT) — SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon stating that SpaceX is moving to the MK3 vehicle. That’s after an incident with the MK1 vehicle at their ...

A bust of Elon Musk alongside the road to SpaceX’s South Texas facility near Boca Chica Beach on March 28, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas. (Michael Gonzalez/The Texas Newsroom) On the road to Boca Chica ...