/tags/elon-musk Elon Musk en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 30 May 2025 22:14:33 GMT /housing/2025-05-30/texas-elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-zoning-land Starbase is figuring out how to become a city. In doing so, city leaders are proposing new land-use rules. Fri, 30 May 2025 22:14:33 GMT /housing/2025-05-30/texas-elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-zoning-land Lauren McGaughy /transportation/2025-05-21/elon-musk-says-teslas-autonomous-taxis-will-be-on-austin-streets-next-month The Tesla CEO says he expects as many as 10 by the end of June. After that? "Thousands," he said. Wed, 21 May 2025 17:55:59 GMT /transportation/2025-05-21/elon-musk-says-teslas-autonomous-taxis-will-be-on-austin-streets-next-month Andrew Weber /politics/2025-05-20/elon-musk-texas-spacex-starbase-city-official-election-certification Local officials certified the election results creating the new City of Starbase after opposition from local activist groups. Tue, 20 May 2025 17:42:31 GMT /politics/2025-05-20/elon-musk-texas-spacex-starbase-city-official-election-certification Lauren McGaughy /energy-environment/2025-05-06/spacex-starbase-starship-launch-texas-faa-environment-approval The federal agency determined that more frequent launches at SpaceX’s rocket site, Starbase, would have no significant impact on the local environment if the company takes the proper mitigation steps. The FAA has not issued a final decision. Tue, 06 May 2025 20:33:41 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-06/spacex-starbase-starship-launch-texas-faa-environment-approval Lauren McGaughy /politics/2025-05-03/elon-musk-texas-spacex-city-starbase-vote-election-results A small group of mostly SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area around the SpaceX rocket testing and launch site near Brownsville as the City of Starbase. Sun, 04 May 2025 00:31:29 GMT /politics/2025-05-03/elon-musk-texas-spacex-city-starbase-vote-election-results Lauren McGaughy, Berenice Garcia /austin/2025-05-02/austin-tx-protest-march-50501-trump-elon-musk-may-day Community members said they were decided to join the protests because of the Trump administration's stance on LGBTQ+ issues and cuts to federal grants that have had local effects. Fri, 02 May 2025 16:16:29 GMT /austin/2025-05-02/austin-tx-protest-march-50501-trump-elon-musk-may-day Andrew Weber /politics/2025-05-01/elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-texas-election-vote-voters-employees The City of Starbase would encompass the SpaceX rocket testing and launch complex in South Texas. It could lay the groundwork for similar towns Musk plans to create here in the future. Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-01/elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-texas-election-vote-voters-employees Lauren McGaughy /politics/2025-04-21/thousands-across-texas-join-50501-protests-against-the-trump-administration The coordinated, nationwide protests against the Trump administration saw major turnout in Houston, Austin, Fort Worth and San Antonio. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:43:36 GMT /politics/2025-04-21/thousands-across-texas-join-50501-protests-against-the-trump-administration Lucio Vasquez /politics/2025-04-11/elon-musk-texas-starbase-spacex-launch-election-boca-chica-beach Elon Musk is asking the state to give him the power to close Boca Chica Beach on SpaceX’s schedule just as rocket launches there may spike. Local leaders and environmentalists stand in opposition. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-04-11/elon-musk-texas-starbase-spacex-launch-election-boca-chica-beach Lauren McGaughy /business/2025-04-07/tesla-gigafactory-park-elon-musk-austin-tx Plans for the “riverfront eco-park� include hike and bike trails, a waterfront and a Tesla expo. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /business/2025-04-07/tesla-gigafactory-park-elon-musk-austin-tx Lauren McGaughy