𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗞 𝗣𝗔𝗬 "𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗛 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬" 𝗦𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗝𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗢 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗧 𝟭 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗔 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 "𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗬" 𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗𝗟𝗬 𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗠 𝗢𝗙 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯?

From the editor:  Space Exploration Technologies Corporation(SpaceX) has flagrantly and repeatedly violated the "Memorandum of Understanding" it signed 9/01/2013, a document declaring, among other things that  “Anything not otherwise specifically addressed in this Agreement is not authorized or otherwise approved by this Agreement."

Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino and Precinct 1 County Commissioner Sofia Benavides, in particular, are clearly responsible to protect the county and precinct from any SpaceX violations, but neither has shown any interest in that regard.

Why do these politicos turn a blind eye to SpaceX's violations of the MOU?

It's as if the $35M SpaceX contributed to Brownsville via the BCIC is some sort of "hush money" freeing the corporation from living up to the agreement.

It's reminiscent of Dutchman Peter Minuit's trading $24 worth of goodies in 1626 to the indigenous Lenapes in exchange for what is now called Manhattan Island.

Screw that! Our formerly pristine Boca Chica Beach, the so-called "people's beach," should never have been for sale at any price. 

Document below submitted by Mary Helen Flores.  Please note the scheduled public hearings and opportunities for public comment:

Dear Interested Party: The FAA is holding public meetings on the Draft Tiered Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for SpaceX’s proposal to increase the number of launches and landings of its Starship/Super Heavy vehicle at the Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas. The Draft EA will analyze SpaceX’s proposal to increase its launch and landing cadence as follows: Up to 25 annual Starship/Super Heavy orbital launches, Up to 25 annual landings of Starship, Up to 25 annual landings of Super Heavy. The Draft EA will also address vehicle upgrades. The Draft EA will be released for public review and comment in late July 2024. The FAA will hold public meetings on the Draft EA on: Tuesday, August 13, 2024; 1:00 PM–3:00 PM & 5:30 PM–7:30 PM CDT at the City of South Padre Island Convention Center, 7355 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island, TX 78597. Thursday, August 15, 2024; 1:00 PM–3:00 PM & 5:30 PM–7:30 PM CDT at the Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center, 309 E Railroad Ave, Port Isabel, TX 78578. Virtually on Tuesday, August 20, 2024; 5:30 PM–7:30 PM CDT. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XiuGxJWtTkK3a84d8yFhVw. Dial-in phone number: 888-778-0099 (Toll Free), Webinar ID: 857 9139 8585, Passcode: 864394. Registration is only required for the virtual public meeting. More information on the public meetings can be found at: https://www.faa.gov/space/stakeholder_engagement/spacex_starship. If any accommodation for the public meetings is needed (such as additional translation services), please submit a request by August 2, 2024, to the project email address: SpaceXBocaChica@icf.com. The FAA will provide a pre-recorded presentation during the first half hour of the public meetings. The public will have an opportunity to submit written and oral comments during the meetings. English-Spanish translation services will be provided. Both English and Spanish versions of the presentation will be made available to the public on August 13, 2024, on this website listed above. For any media inquiries, please contact the FAA Press Office at pressoffice@faa.gov. Thank you, The FAA SpaceX Boca Chica Project Team