Brownsville community members continue questioning how city leaders handled a recent deal with SpaceX.

City commissioners on Saturday approved removing more than 444 acres from the city limits in a decision tied to SpaceX committing up to $220 million for water projects.

The meeting reportedly lasted six hours. According to the Texas Tribune, the city was given a deadline to approve or reject the deal on that same day.

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Matthew Rosas is among those still questioning why city commissioners had to act so quickly.

"Why sell out so fast? It’s more of a dog and pony show for them to have someone from SpaceX come and say, ‘this is a deadline.’ That sounds more like a threat to me," Rosas said.

On Saturday, commissioners approved removing about 445 acres from Brownsville's city limits, an area located adjacent to the city landfill.

The short timeline left people and the mayor without enough time to question a decision that could shape Brownsville for years.

"I did not feel comfortable with the pace here. I made that statement to SpaceX privately and publicly," Brownsville Mayor John Cowen said. "We wanted to, at the very least, move this to Tuesday."

SpaceX said no.

If commissioners didn't act, the company's offer of up to $220 million for water projects was off the table.

Commissioners ultimately voted yes. Mayor Cowen told Channel 5 News the city didn't own or give away the land.

The area is a privately owned vacant property near the landfill with no homes on it. He says it was bringing Brownsville only about $200 to $250 a year in property taxes.

"If we were to vote no on a deannexation, they would still end up getting deannexed, and we would not be receiving the $220 million," Cowen said. "So if you look at it on its face, it's a very clear decision about what needs to be made."

The $220 million will now help pay for two projects designed to give Brownsville more water.

The first would reuse water that is currently discharged, adding about 8 million more gallons a day. The other project would expand and improve a desalination plant.

Cowen says the projects could roughly double Brownsville's water supply and make the city less dependent on the Rio Grande.

"If we can assure that future generations can live here and we can sustain life in the city of Brownsville for many generations to come," Cowen said.

Lab Padre and Avid Space owner Louis Balderas is also questioning how quickly the decision was made. Balderas is from South Padre Island and follows activity at Starbase. Like Cowen, he's looking at what the vote could mean years from now.

"I think it's going to bring water into the area and solve all the issues of the drought," Balderas said. "I think a lot of people are against it right now because it has to do with SpaceX, and a lot of people are iffy about what space is up to."

Rosas, who is against the vote, is also thinking about Brownsville's future but sees the decision differently.

"We're already seeing the environmental impacts from how long SpaceX has been here; do you not care?" Rosas said.

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