Rio Grande Valley organizations are suing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for letting SpaceX discharge wastewater while it's getting a permit.
SpaceX is requesting an election to incorporate the city of Starbase, Texas. It would be located in Cameron County where the company is developing Starship.
Firefly Aerospace will ship its Blue Ghost moon lander from Texas to Florida in the coming days. It's set to launch mid-January atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to watch the SpaceX Starship rocket's flight test Tuesday from South Texas, his latest show of support for Elon Musk.
Critics say small bits of metal and other contaminants could wash into nearby waterways. SpaceX says the wastewater has negligible traces of harmful substances.