Texas environmentalists lose bid to block Musk’s SpaceX from closing beach

Ruling means Boca Chica Beach, located near sprawling Starbase site, likely to close during future rocket launches A Texas beach can be closed during rocket launches by Elon Musk’s SpaceX after the state’s supreme court ruled unanimously against a bid by environmental organizations to sue over preserving public access. The court’s decision that the organizations did not have legal standing upheld a trial court’s dismissal of the lawsuit with prejudice, preventing the groups from filing the ca...

By Marina Dunbar