Brownsville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas city was taken by surprised when Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he would donate $30 million to revitalize it and its schools, after appealing to people to move there to work for SpaceX.
Billionaire techie Elon Musk tweeted Friday that he was donating $20 million to schools in Cameron County in Southeast, TX and $10 million to revitalize the city, home to one of the company’s rocket-production facilities and close to the launch site in Boca Chica, which Musk has said he wants to grow into a city called Starbase.
Musk added: “Details to follow next [this] week.”
The cash pledge for Brownsville was a surprise to Mayor Trey Mendez.
“Unfortunately at this time, I am unable to give you much information as we are still not sure about any details,” he told Protocol on Wednesday.
Am donating $20M to Cameron County schools & $10M to City of Brownsville for downtown revitalization. Details to follow next week.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2021
Please consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas & encourage friends to do so!
SpaceX’s hiring needs for engineers, technicians, builders & essential support personnel of all kinds are growing rapidly.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2021
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