Texas Weighed Selling Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX, Report Says

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission had been scheduled to discuss selling Boca Chica State Park to Elon Musk's SpaceX, according to Texas Monthly. The park sits next to SpaceX's Starbase launch and production complex in South Texas, and a transfer would mark a significant expansion of the company's footprint in the area.

The report, which cites unnamed sources, describes the proposed sale as having appeared on the commission's agenda. It comes as SpaceX continues to build out Starbase operations in the region.

Boca Chica State Park is described as a beloved state park located directly adjacent to the Starbase complex. The matter was reportedly placed before the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, the state body that oversees public parkland. Texas Monthly attributed its account to unnamed sources.

The brief does not identify who initiated the proposal, when the commission was scheduled to take it up, or what terms were under consideration. No decision has been reported.

Transferring public parkland directly to SpaceX would represent a significant expansion of the company's physical presence and influence around Starbase. The report frames the possibility as likely to draw opposition from conservation and community groups, and as a concrete indication of the reach of SpaceX's local land ambitions.

Whether the park remains public will test how much of South Texas SpaceX can reshape around its rockets. The commission's handling of the agenda item remains the key next step to watch.