Elon Musk officially has his own city under the banner of SpaceX

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After years of it being a possibility, Elon Musk's Starbase facility in Texas is now an official city after residents of the area approved the decision.

The Starbase facility is located on the southern tip of Texas and is where Elon Musk's space-faring company, SpaceX, operates its rocket launches/development. The ruling to turn Starbase into an official city came after residents voted to incorporate a patch of land as a new municipality in an election held on Saturday. Out of the 283 eligible voters, the majority are SpaceX employees, with 212 votes in favor of the decision and six opposing it.

As for the size of the new city, Starbase's jurisdiction will be about 1.6 square miles, have its own local government, a mayor, two commissioners, taxation, and other local infrastructure. The first mayor of the city will be Bobby Peden, a SpaceX vice president.

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Starbase, Texas

Peden ran unopposed, along with the two individuals who will fill the two commissioner seats. Starbase is officially a Type-C city, which is a category of municipality of fewer than 5,000 people. At this level, the city can charge its residents a property tax of up to 1.5%, per the Texas Municipal League.

With Starbase now an official city, it could have greater control over the already in place infrastructure, such as the local highway SpaceX wishes to close, limiting access to Boca Chica Beach, along with Boca Chica State Park. However, a bill currently being passed through the Texas state legislature will need to be approved before the city can implement those changes.