Starbase, Texas, a new city formed around Elon Musk’s SpaceX testing and launch site in South Texas, was officially incorporated with overwhelming support from residents, who also elected

The election took place following a petition that had gained enough signatures by February to force a vote, in which just 283 people were eligible to participate, according to The Texas Tribune. Last week,

Voters in a 1.5-square-mile area in South Texas — near the border with Mexico — are widely expected to vote in favor of incorporating a new town called Starbase. The company behind it is SpaceX.