Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa announced she asked the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to take no action on state-owned land near Boca Chica Beach during her transition to office. The land in question is near SpaceX's Starbase operations in Cameron County.
Where
Boca Chica, Cameron County
When
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, during Hinojosa's first news conference after election
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Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect; Joe Madden, Executive director of transition team, former chief of staff to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo; Ernest Bailes, Transition team member, former Texas House state representative and 2 more
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Gina Hinojosa, Governor-elect of Texas, Democrat; Greg Abbott, Incumbent Governor of Texas, Republican; Gordon Johnson, CEO and founder of GLJ Research and 1 more
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Sarah Eckhardt, Comptroller-elect; Don Huffines, Comptroller; Jeff Norwood, Associate deputy comptroller for external affairs and 1 more
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