SpaceX eyed 1,300 acres of public land; Texas governor-elect asks to hold off

SpaceX’s potential acquisition of Texas public land faces opposition. Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said she asked the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to take no action on a possible transfer involving about 1,300 acres in Cameron County until she takes office in January. The land includes Boca Chica State Park near the Elon Musk-led company’s Starbase rocket facility.“It’s such an important resource, the Valley is so important to me as the place I am from, and I will never forget it,” Hinojosa told reporters when asked about the sale of the state park, KRGV reported.Hinojosa also noted that she discussed the issue with the department’s executive director, who said the matter wasn’t on the commission’s latest agenda. Her request is about the future of public land next to SpaceX’s operations and access to Boca Chica Beach.