Despite past failures, SpaceX is remaining steadfast in its mission to turn its Starbase launch site into a real city, erasing Brownsville from the history book

In the decade since SpaceX arrived on the Texas coast, billionaire Elon Musk's company has created thousands of jobs near the Mexico border, launched rockets and sprung up new homes — all around an area dubbed Starbase.

Elon Musk announced SpaceX has filed a petition to make Starbase into a Texas city. Here's what Greg Abbott and the county judge say.