SpaceX Confirms Talks to Buy 1,200 Acres of State Park Land Near Boca Chica, Pledging to Preserve 600 Acres of Coastal Habitat
News from Texas: SpaceX confirmed on the 13th that it is in talks to buy about 1,200 acres of state park land near its South Texas Starship base, but said it has no intention of buying Boca Chica Beach itself and pledged to preserve about 600 acres as coastal habitat under a permanent conservation easement. It was the company's first detailed response on the matter. Earlier media reports said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department planned to discuss transferring management of about 1,300 acres of Boca Chica State Park in Cameron County to a company associated with SpaceX, raising concerns among park supporters. Cayetana Polanco, city administrator of Starbase, the city where the Starship base is located, said on the 13th that the proposed deal involves land around the launch site — mostly unused mudflats and coastal dunes, not the beach itself. SpaceX said the deal is still under negotiation. Most Starbase residents are SpaceX employees, and two of the city's three municipal commissioners also work for the company.
Source: SpaceX
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Photo: 德州博卡奇卡海滩与星舰基地发射塔资料图（Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 2.0）/ Boca Chica Beach and the Starbase launch tower, Texas, file photo (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0)
