Business
May 3, 2023
It’s No Surprise SpaceX Blows Up Rockets in Texas. That’s Why It Came Here.
Environmentalists have filed a suit looking to block Elon Musk’s company from doing what state leaders invited him to do at Boca Chica.
SpaceX
Business
March 20, 2023
Can SpaceX Rocket Past Mattress Mack in Our Brand Bracket?
The tech titan and the furniture maven are more alike than you may think.
Being Texan
March 14, 2023
Texas Monthly Is Crowning a Winner in the Ultimate Texas Brand Bracket. Cast Your Vote!
Which of these 64 iconic Texas businesses is the most beloved? This March Madness, there’s only one way to find out—with your help.
The Stand Up Desk
January 27, 2023
An Author Believed Elon Musk Would Benefit Brownsville. Not Anymore.
National Book Award finalist Domingo Martinez was optimistic about Musk and SpaceX in 2016. Now, he says, “it feels like we sold our souls.”
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
The Commercialization of Space: The Final Frontier
How the aeronautical industry’s profit motive achieved escape velocity.
Sponsored
August 22, 2022
Brownsville Goes Beyond
Whatever brings you to Brownsville, the city on the border by the sea and beyond provides the perfect launchpad for your next adventure.
News & Politics
July 14, 2022
A Plan to Bridge Odessa’s Digital Divide Comes Down to Earth
After a pilot program with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites, officials are opting to dig Biden-backed fiber to bring the internet to rural families.
Business
May 12, 2021
Elon Musk Is Turning Boca Chica Into a Space-Travel Hub. Not Everyone Is Starstruck.
Residents of the South Texas beach town say SpaceX’s billionaire owner is ruining their “little piece of heaven.”
Business
December 17, 2020
Welcome to Texas, Elon Musk. You Don’t Have to Move to Austin.
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX says he’s relocating to the Lone Star State. But which of our tech hubs is the best fit for the eccentric billionaire?
News & Politics
December 15, 2020
When SpaceX Rockets Take Flight (Or Blow Up), LabPadre Is Watching
South Padre Island resident Louis Balderas’s around-the-clock monitoring of the Elon Musk company has attracted a worldwide following of space enthusiasts.
Business
July 20, 2016
Countdown to Liftoff
Sleek, shiny rockets on sleepy, shifty sands: as SpaceX prepares to build in South Texas, I wonder if my old stomping grounds can handle the inevitable collision of cultures. I sure hope so.
The Daily Post
April 13, 2016
Look At These Amazing Photos Of SpaceX’s Rocket Cargo Ship Returning Safely To Earth
The space exploration company achieved a big milestone—and took the pictures to prove it.
Business
February 1, 2016
The Hyperloop Got Its Design Preview At Texas A&M This Weekend
The future of transportation took another step from science fiction to science fact.
The Daily Post
November 25, 2015
Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Are Comparing Whose Rocket Is Bigger On Twitter
If you know what we mean.
Business
January 16, 2015
Elon Musk Wants to Build His Hyperloop Test Track in Texas
It may be his most ambitious invention yet.
Business
September 23, 2014
SpaceX Plans To Send People From Brownsville To Mars In Order To Save Mankind
Elon Musk has some big plans.
Politics & Policy
April 11, 2014
The Battle of Boca Chica
With support from the Legislature, SpaceX may soon be launching rockets from Texas’ southernmost beach. That doesn’t mean a few nature lovers aren’t still ready to fight.
Business
March 3, 2014
Will Elon Musk Bring The Future To Texas?
The eccentric billionaire is considering launching his space program in Cameron County and making his car batteries in-state—which could add thousands of space-age jobs to the Texas economy.
The Daily Post
January 17, 2014
Texas Business Report: Don’t Mess With (the University of) Texas
UT, which is notoriously protective of its Longhorns brand, is cracking down on retailers selling merchandise that riffs on the name of its new head football coach, Charlie Strong.
Business
November 25, 2013
How Do We Feel About Space Exploration Companies Buying Up A Bunch Of Cheap Texas Land?
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin have both bought up a lot of land along the border. Brownsville and Van Horn are not exactly where you'd expect to find the cutting-edge vanguard of private, high-tech space exploration.
April 17, 2012
What Would a “Commercial Cape Canaveral” Do for Brownsville?
Will SpaceX build a launch site for its commercial spacecraft in Brownsville?