It’s only been a few months since Elon Musk got his dream company town, and Starbase is proving to be well worth it for the rocket billionaire.

The Starbase City Commission nominated two SpaceX projects for the Texas Enterprise Zone tax-break program, propping the company for a hefty $7.5 million tax refund, according to local news outlet ValleyCentral.com. The company town, mostly comprised of SpaceX employees, voted on Wednesday during a public hearing for the Starship building factory, Gigabay, as well as the rocket’s launchpad infrastructure.

Cashing in

The Texas Enterprise Zone grants companies economic incentives through tax refunds, aiming to encourage private investment and job opportunities in “economically distressed” parts of the state, according to the Texas governor’s of

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