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BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — Texas has a brand new city, and its name is Starbase. A vote Saturday to decide whether to turn part of south Texas into a new city centered around Elon Musk’s SpaceX delivered a victory to the tech billionaire and his rocket company. As expected, the measure passed with broad support, paving the way for a newly incorporated city made up almost exclusively of SpaceX employees and people connected to the company. The initial vote tally was 173 in favor of incorporation and 4 against; only 143...

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