What the SpaceX IPO Means for This Texas Border Town

June 10, 2026

WSJ’s Micah Maidenburg visits Brownsville, Texas, the city next to Starbase — an incorporated village that Elon Musk created to house SpaceX employees — ahead of SpaceX’s massive IPO. The IPO is expected to create a new slew of new millionaires in the area. The Journal spoke to business owners, politicians and residents to find out how they are preparing.

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