As SpaceX Ramps Up Activity In The Rio Grande Valley, Local Concerns Grow

““Right now we’re trying to get an actual city town hall so that way the city and the county will actually hear from the public.””

— Bekah Hinojosa

Local activists in the Rio Grande Valley are frustrated with Elon Musk’s SpaceX operation in Boca Chica, just east of Brownsville. Their concerns range from blocked public access to parks and beaches to long-term ecological damage to region-wide gentrification.

Now, activists in the region are shifting to more creative strategies to address the evolving political climate in the Rio Grande Valley.