Legal Battle Brews Over Proposed SpaceX Land Swap in South Texas
South Texas groups sue to block state land swap with SpaceX
A group of South Texas advocacy organizations sued the state to block a proposed land swap with SpaceX approved last month.
The land swap would see SpaceX take over 43 acres of Boca Chica State Park near its Brownsville spaceport, in exchange for 477 acres adjacent to Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.
The suit, filed last week, claims the state failed to research alternatives to a land swap in its negotiation process with SpaceX, failing its obligation to limit harm to public lands.
It also claims that SpaceX does not own the 477-acre plot it offered in a swap. The Texas Standard reported earlier this year that SpaceX owner Elon Musk was in negotiations to acquire the land.
- This is just the latest example of our state officials failing to fulfill their obligations to Texans, whenever SpaceX is involved,
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