"The city's commission approved an ordinance during a special meeting Tuesday that would create a municipal police department, subject to approval from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). The department will be run by a chief of police elected by the city's commission, and is expected to hire eight officers, according to local news outlet Valley Central. It could be up and running in a few months."
"Starbase is where SpaceX makes and tests its prototype Starship rocket. The city is small - it is currently home to just a few hundred residents, most of whom are SpaceX employees (or family of those workers). But it is geographically isolated. The closest neighboring town is Brownsville, which is about 10 miles away, though the drive can take 45 minutes or longer."
"A police department would be the latest addition to public services that have become available in Starbase since it was incorporated as a city last year. In October, a handful of SpaceX employees who live at Starbase started a volunteer fire department. The city also created a fire marshal position and took on its own building inspections and permitting around that same time."
Starbase's city commission approved an ordinance to create a municipal police department, subject to approval from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). The department will be led by a chief of police chosen by the commission and is expected to hire eight officers, potentially operating within months. City officials cited the protection of SpaceX assets as a primary reason for the new force. It is unclear whether the TCOLE application has been submitted. Starbase hired Vision Quest Solutions to build the department. The city houses a few hundred residents, is geographically isolated, and has recently added volunteer fire, a fire marshal, and municipal permitting and inspections.
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