Gina Hinojosa SpaceX land sale
The gist
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa asked the state to hold off selling 1,300 acres of park land to SpaceX.
The request tests how she will handle Elon Musk's expanding South Texas operation.
How it unfolded
- Oct 19, 2026Hinojosa, then the Democratic nominee for governor, sued Abbott's office seeking unredacted emails between Abbott and Musk; the suit also cited a possible sale of Boca Chica State Park to SpaceX.
- Oct 27, 2026Abbott appealed a Travis County order requiring his office to show Hinojosa unredacted versions of more than 1,300 pages of communications with Musk, pausing the order.
- Nov 3, 2026Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the election.
Key terms
- governor-elect
- A person who has been elected governor but has not yet taken office.
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Texas state agency that manages state parks and historical sites and protects wildlife and their habitats.
- unredacted
- The process of removing sensitive information from a document before it is shared with a wider audience.
Source: Wikipedia