Elon Musk is asking the state to give him the power to close Boca Chica Beach on SpaceX’s schedule just as rocket launches ...

The lawmakers behind the bill promised there would not be an increase in the number of days the beach is closed.

After a temporary rise in bacteria levels due to Rio Grande Valley storm runoff, South Padre Island waters are now safe for ...

Texas Representative Janie Lopez stood before the Committee on State Affairs on Monday and presented her bill giving SpaceX control of Boca Chica beach ...

Musk seeks to tighten his grip on a remote stretch of coastline near the Texas-Mexico border where the billionaire wants to ...

SB 2188, which passed in the Texas Senate on Thursday, would allow Musk's proposed Starbase City to oversee weekday closures ...

The bill would allow officials at a future Starbase city to close down the beach on weekdays for test launches of its ...

“Local communities have already been negatively impacted by Boca Chica Beach closures ... Rio Grande Valley environmental groups and the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas criticized the ...

On the road to Boca ... beach on his schedule. GOP legislators are behind him. Local leaders and environmentalists stand in opposition. The right to access public beaches is enshrined in the Texas ...