The area where Elon Musk's SpaceX company operates on the southern tip of Texas is to officially become a city called Starbase. Residents approved incorporating a patch of land as the new municipality in an election on Saturday.

A near-unanimous vote to create the city of Starbase in Texas could make it easier for SpaceX to build more housing and infrastructure for workers.

Residents of a small South Texas town that's home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX have voted to incorporate into a new city.