Elon Musk's private space firm SpaceX now has its own municipality in Texas, complete with its own Mayor and Commissioner, following a Cameron County vote on Saturday. Musk has been vocal in the past about his desire to turn the SpaceX base of operations into a fully-fledged city,

Starbase, the area in Cameron County, Texas, where billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX company is operated, is set to officially become a city.

Elon Musk now holds greater power over the area where SpaceX launches its rockets, expanding the company’s ability to control local planning and taxation.