Elon Musk is attempting to buy a state park in South Texas.
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Deadline: White HouseOct 20, 2026
As of 2026-10-20, reporting supports the claim that Musk (through SpaceX) was trying to acquire a South Texas state park, Boca Chica State Park, though the sale was not officially confirmed and state officials disputed that a vote would come in November. The extraction is faithful to the post, which refers to Musk as "he".
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… Big money is powerful. I don't want to sugarcoat that. The richest man in the world is coming after us, but it is nothing compared to people power. I really do believe that. Get on what school on the side of this right? Well, Elon wants our land. He's already trying to buy one of our beautiful state parks down in South Texas. He wants our water for these AI data centers. He wants our taxpayer funds, um, like when he ran that crazy Dodge process, and he wants his very own personal United States senator, and that's what it he thinks he can get with Ken Paxton. …
Deadline: White House · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Texas Standard reported on 2026-10-20 that Texas Parks and Wildlife had considered selling Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX, with its sources identifying the prospective buyer as SpaceX or Elon Musk.[2]
Supports. HuffPost reported on 2026-10-28 that Musk was in talks with Gov. Greg Abbott to purchase an adjacent state park to expand Starbase.[1]
Context. Abbott said no vote was imminent, and state wildlife officials disputed suggestions that the sale would be considered in November; no official confirmation of a bid was reported, and Talarico offered no evidence of a deal.[3]
Sources
3 sources: 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1'Inflict Some Pain': Elon’s Texas Dream Could End Soonhuffpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2State park was reportedly up for sale to SpaceX - Texas ...texasstandard.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3James Talarico Claims Elon Musk Wants Texas Land as ...ibtimes.co.uk · not rated · cited for: context
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