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Starbase, Texas, posts hearing notice for $24 billion gas-powered SpaceX supercomputer

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Source: Tom’s HardwareAlso reported by Bloomberg

Starbase, Texas, has posted notice of a public hearing on a gas-fired power plant and supercomputing facility inside the city limits, with an initial cost of $24 billion that will apparently be owned by SpaceX. The site is described as 10 gigawatts and goes up for approval in December. Bloomberg reports that incoming Texas governor Gina Hinojosa could resist it, having campaigned against approving new data centres until the legislature enacts stronger protections.

Why it matters

The project goes up for approval in December and could meet resistance from the incoming Texas governor, who campaigned against approving new data centres.

When
9 Nov 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0841
Where
Texas
Who
SpaceX, Starbase; Elon Musk, Gina Hinojosa

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from Tom’s Hardware and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 11 Nov 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0841: “Starbase, Texas, posts hearing notice for $24 billion gas-powered SpaceX supercomputer.” wheresthe.ai, 9 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-tx-starbase-texas-posts-hearing-notice-for-24-billion-gas-2026-11/ (source: Tom’s Hardware).

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