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Committee hears pair of SpaceX-related bills on Boca Chica beach closures and trespass penalties; testimony splits
Summary
Two related bills from Sen. Hinojosa would let the future city of Starbase approve certain weekday beach closures for spaceflight activities and would create criminal penalties for refusing evacuation orders in FAA hazard zones; the committee heard resource and public testimony and left both bills pending.
Senate Bill 21 88 and Senate Bill 22 30, introduced by Sen. Hinojosa, would change how beaches near SpaceX's Starbase in Cameron County are closed for spaceflight operations and would create criminal penalties for persons who refuse evacuation orders in safety zones. The committee received resource testimony from the Texas General Land Office and public testimony for and against both measures before leaving the measures pending.
SB 21 88: The author said SB 21 88 would authorize the governing body of the future city of Starbase—if incorporation occurs—to approve weekday closures for spaceflight activities between Monday at 8 a.m. and Friday at 12 p.m., while preserving the county commissioner's authority over Friday afternoons and weekend…
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