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Cameron County court orders incorporation of Starbase, Texas after May election
Summary
Cameron County Commissioners Court entered an order declaring the community of Starbase a Type C general-law municipality effective May 2025 after an incorporation election; the court also heard critical public comments alleging irregularities in the vote.
The Cameron County Commissioners Court on May 20, 2025 entered an order incorporating the community of Starbase as a Type C general-law municipality effective May 2025, following an incorporation election held May 3 and canvassed May 12.
County Judge Eddie Trevino read the order and framed the action as a ministerial response to a successful petition and election. "I don't want to leave the public with the impression that, there is some kind of discretion with regards to either my office or this commissioner's court," Trevino said during remarks before reading the order.
The order records that a petition, notice and election were held in…
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