A Texas city was taken by surprised when Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he would donate $30 million to revitalize it and its schools, after appealing to people to move there to work for SpaceX.<\/p>\n
Musk tweeted that he was donating $20 million to schools in Cameron County and $10 million to revitalize downtown Brownsville, home to one of the company's rocket-production facilities and close to the launch site in Boca Chica, which Musk has said he wants to grow into a city called Starbase.<\/p>\n
Musk added: \"Details to follow next week.\"<\/p>\n
The cash pledge for Brownsville was a surprise to Mayor Trey Mendez.<\/p>\n
\"Unfortunately at this time, I am unable to give you much information as we are still not sure about any details,\" he told Protocol on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Mendez continued, \"This came as a surprise to everyone yesterday morning and we have not had a chance to speak with Mr. Musk to obtain more information.\"<\/p>\n
In a subsequent interview with KSAT 12, Mendez said: \"It's certainly exciting to hear of Elon Musk's proposed donation to the city for downtown revitalization.<\/p>\n
\"We look forward to a discussion about how this could help our community prosper as we take a front seat to the next chapter of space exploration and innovation.\"<\/p>\n
Mendez said that the private sector has \"taken notice\" of the investment opportunities in Brownsville, adding that he hoped Musk's capital would help \"accelerate the progress even more.\"<\/p>\n
The SpaceX CEO pledged the money after the company's most recent launch in the area the fourth test flight of the Starship prototype ended in an explosion.<\/p>\n
Musk tweeted: \"Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville\/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so!\"<\/p>\n
He added that Starbase would \"grow by several thousand people over the next year or two.\"<\/p>\n
The SpaceX CEO moved from California to Texas in December in response to local coronavirus restrictions temporarily closing Tesla's US car factory.<\/p>\n
Are you currently living in or around Brownsville? What's it like having SpaceX in the area? Contact this reporter via Twitter or email: kduffy@insider.com<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n View original post here: <\/p>\n Elon Musk takes Texas city by surprise by tweeting hes going to donate $30 million to boost the area - Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Texas city was taken by surprised when Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he would donate $30 million to revitalize it and its schools, after appealing to people to move there to work for SpaceX. Musk tweeted that he was donating $20 million to schools in Cameron County and $10 million to revitalize downtown Brownsville, home to one of the company's rocket-production facilities and close to the launch site in Boca Chica, which Musk has said he wants to grow into a city called Starbase. Musk added: \"Details to follow next week.\" The cash pledge for Brownsville was a surprise to Mayor Trey Mendez Continue reading