Starbase weighs SpaceX tax break proposal for natural gas power plant, data center plan
Brownsville, TX (KRGV) — Starbase commissioners will consider a proposed property tax abatement for a SpaceX plan to build a data center and natural gas power plant, according to the city's public hearing notice.
The facilities would be built on more than 400 acres near the Port of Brownsville with an estimated initial investment of about $24 billion.
The property covers about 444 acres just east of Brownsville. It sits between Boca Chica Boulevard and the Port of Brownsville.
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Brownsville commissioners approved removing the property from the city's boundaries in August. The property is now within Starbase city limits.
Starbase commissioners will consider the proposed property tax abatement and a related economic development agreement at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at Starbase City Hall. The public can attend and speak at the meeting.
At that same August meeting, Brownsville commissioners also approved a separate agreement that could provide up to $220 million from SpaceX for water and wastewater projects.
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