Nov. 7, 2026 · A Cameron County deed shows Texas sold SpaceX the Boca Chica park lots its commission approved in 2025

SpaceX expansion November 7, 2026 · Boca Chica · Land

A Cameron County deed shows Texas sold SpaceX the Boca Chica park lots its commission approved in 2025

Gateway to Mars card showing the first page of a deed from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to Space Exploration Technologies Corp., with the stated $10 and other consideration highlighted — Page 1 of the deed, Cameron County Clerk, document 2025-36705. Highlights added by Gateway to Mars.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department deeded four tracts to SpaceX in a Deed Without Warranty signed Oct. 15, 2025 and recorded with the Cameron County Clerk on Oct. 20, 2025 (document 2025-36705). They match the four parcels totaling about 1.9 acres of Boca Chica State Park that the department's commission voted on Aug. 21, 2025.

What it covers: four tracts, seven lots, in Laguna Madre Beach Subdivision, Unit No. 1: Lots 14, 15 and 16 in Block 92, and Lots 20, 21, 11 and 14 in Block 85. David Yoskowitz signed as executive director.
The price: the deed recites "$10.00" and "other good and valuable consideration." It doesn't give the real price. The commission's agenda item didn't either.
The county's value: Cameron County's 2026 appraisal roll lists the four accounts under SpaceX, land only, at $350,422 combined. That's the county's value, not what SpaceX paid.
How they match: the deed doesn't say "park" or give acres. It has the same seller and buyer as the commission's item, and four tracts in a subdivision, as the department described. The locations of three of the four accounts on the appraisal roll fit the department's map.
The vote: the department's agenda says SpaceX made an unsolicited offer and wanted to expand employee housing. Staff told the commission it had received 266 responses, 6 agreeing and 260 disagreeing. Two people spoke against it. The commission approved it, and the transcript shows no opposed votes.
Conditions: the deed conveys the land as is. It's subject to restrictions of record. It adds no use limit of its own and doesn't mention housing.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department aerial map marking four small green-outlined tracts, numbered 1 to 4, among houses near Boca Chica Boulevard — The department's map of the four tracts, Exhibit E to its Aug. 21, 2025 agenda item. Artwork courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife Department © 2025.

A separate matter: this deed covers the 2025 lots, not the 1,300 acres in Cameron County reportedly on a draft agenda for the commission's November 2026 meeting. Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa said she asked for no action on that during her transition.

Next: we're asking the department for the sale price and the sale documents. We'll report what comes back.

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Sources: Cameron County Clerk, document 2025-36705, recorded Oct. 20, 2025 · Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Aug. 21, 2025, agenda item 10 · Exhibit E · Commission transcript, Aug. 20-21, 2025 · Cameron County appraisal roll, 2026, accounts 172226, 172100, 172090 and 172094 · Texas Tribune, Oct. 31, 2026 · The question was raised by Joshua Moroles, The 956 Report, on Facebook, Nov. 6, 2026 · Xinhua, Nov. 7, 2026 · SpaceX, USSF-432

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