The Tiny Town That Hates Elon Musk
- Residents of South Texas town may be asked to evacuate
- State officials wooed company with $15 million in incentives
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People who live in Boca Chica Village, all 26 of them, knew Elon Musk’s SpaceX company would put the South Texas town on the map after it was selected last year as the world’s first commercial rocket-launch site. Now, many want SpaceX gone and their obscurity back.
The residents say SpaceX representatives told them recently they would be required to register with the county, wear badges and pass through at least one checkpoint on launch days, which will occur about once a month beginning possibly as soon as next year. During an up to 15-hour launch time frame, their movement around the area could be restricted, and access to the public beach would be closed. If they happen to be picking up groceries past a designated "point of no return," forget about going home.