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No U.S. state has benefitted more from the scale and scope of Elon Musk’s expanding business empire than Texas.

The high-profile billionaire has built a network of more than 90 companies and legal entities in the state that control land and housing properties that employ an estimated 28,000 people.

Musk is even developing his own mini-city called Starbase, formerly Boca Chica Village just north of the Mexican border, in support of his SpaceX base.

Starbase “resembles other small Texas towns,” New York Times writer Amy Gamerman.

The city is run by a commission and headed by a mayor.

“At their monthly meetings, the mayor and two elected commissioners conduct garden-variety municipal business, like voting to approve ordinances and starting the process to hire a police chief.”

However, any semblance of free choice is superficial.

As Gamerman observes, “every conclusion the commission reaches seems to be a foregone conclusion, and every measure it enacts seems to benefit SpaceX. To date, all votes the commission has taken since the city was incorporated have been unanimous.”

This is not surprising given the investments and commitments Musk continues to make in the area. This includes the �鶹��ýӳ�� of an called “Starpipe” running from the Port of Brownsville to the SpaceX launch facility at Starbase in support of further development.

Other Musk enterprises are expanding rapidly as well.

In August, Tesla announced plans for a solar cell manufacturing facility dubbed Project Crystal Sun Solar Cell-Manufacturing FacilityStatusConceptualValue$10.1BLocationSoutheastern Fort Bend County, Needville TXSectorPrivateTypeManufacturing New ConstructionData as of September 28, 2026 in Fort Bend County near Houston, at an estimated cost of $10 billion.

According to , documents indicate the project could span more than 3,000 acres across five parcels of land. Tesla received approval in mid-September for ������Dz�������.

Construction could begin before year-end with the facility operational by 2029. Crystal Sun offers the prospect of over 9,700 new full-time jobs by 2033, plus another 1,000 jobs during �鶹��ýӳ��.

Tesla’s Project Crystal Sun pairs with SpaceX has submitted permit applications for a new 10-gigawatt solar cell factory in Bastrop, along with plans to build aerospace-grade infrastructure for its orbital data centers.

According to , corporate entities associated with SpaceX have purchased more than 1,360 acres in Bastrop County since May this year. This is the same area where Musk established the headquarters of The Boring Co. in 2021.

Elsewhere, Tesla has leased a 538,720-square-foot building called   southeast of Austin, along with a 682,000-square-foot , five miles from the company’s Gigafactory.

As massive as these projects appear, they are small in comparison with SpaceX’s to build Terafab Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility, Grimes CountyStatusConceptualValue$119BLocation9570 Co Rd 171, Anderson TXSectorPrivateTypeManufacturing New ConstructionData as of September 28, 2026, a massive semiconductor plant for Tesla, SpaceX and xAI outside of Houston. At 100 million square feet, it could become the largest building in the world.

“Terafab Texas will be the largest and most valuable building on Earth by far,”  wrote on X. “And it will be stunningly beautiful.”

Terafab calls for an investment that could ultimately total $119 billion and  more than 3,000 people. In June, Grimes County commissioners approved the creation of a new tax investment zone and tax abatement for the project.

“Terafab is bringing  manufacturing to America, creating thousands of high-paying jobs in the Lone Star State and enabling us to produce AI chips at scale for use on Earth and in space,” Musk said.

Musk’s massive projects are not always well received by local residents.

The Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development (GCCRD) has Grimes County Commissioners, requesting more details concerning the Terafab project.

They list a wide range of concerns they claim have not been addressed transparently, including how an influx of thousands of �鶹��ýӳ�� workers could “permanently damage the character” of the county. Officials in Grimes County say residents want firm commitments from the company in exchange for tax abatements.

“A tax abatement is one of the strongest tools that a county has to negotiate,” Marie Egyed, director of operations with GCCRD, told “Our way of life here is about to change dramatically. We’re just asking for that company to do something for us in return.”

In a counter move, Space X has against Grimes County and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in an attempt to prevent the county from releasing information requested by GCCRD through a public records inquiry. SpaceX claims potential damage to the company could result.

However, Musk and his enterprises have support at the highest levels of the Texas State government, something he wishes to maintain.

Musk has announced his Super PAC will assist the re-election of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. As GOP strategist Matt Langston, , “The business interests, the long-term investment that he is making, the Musk operation politically does not need to have a Democrat in their backyard. They will invest. They will get involved in a big way.”

Gov. Greg Abbott is also supportive of Musk. He has described Musk as a case study of how Texas successfully courts major corporations based on the state’s willingness to move quickly and work directly with corporate executives.

“Texas is where big ideas grow even bigger,” Abbott.

Speaking specifically about the Terafab project, Abbott continued, “I congratulate SpaceX on this significant expansion of their investment in our great state. The first-of-its-kind Terafab facility will accelerate chip production in Texas at an unprecedented scale, create thousands of good-paying jobs in Grimes County, and expand economic opportunity for generations of Texans across Southeast Texas and beyond.”