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Feb. 21—A launch window contained in a Federal Aviation Administration regional airspace advisory points to a possible Starship Flight 8 from Boca Chica as early as next week, though the advisory's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica Beach is generating excitement and economic activity, but not everyone is thrilled with its presence.

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 ...

A new state bill could give SpaceX more control over closing down the public beach near its Starbase launch site in South Texas. Senate Bill 2188, which was heard Wednesday during a public hearing, ...

Proposed legislation that would have handed authority to SpaceX to issue closures of Boca Chica Beach and the nearby road died after a vote by state lawmakers on Monday. The vote was close, with seven ...

When you think of sun, sand and surf, you might think of a bustling beach just steps away from a swanky hotel in Hawaii, California, or even right here in Texas. But for some, less is most definitely ...