Development
BY JOEL VALLEY
$8 million in upgrades underway for SpaceX SpaceX is expanding its footprint in Bastrop. The facility at 858 FM 1209 in Bastrop will soon add 80,000 square feet to its existing office space—an estimated $8 million in upgrades, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Some context In March, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that a $17.3 million grant was awarded to SpaceX through the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund to assist with the expansion, which is expected to create more than 400 jobs. “Texas connects the nation and the world with the most advanced technologies manufactured right here in our great state,” he said at the time. “I congratulate SpaceX on their more than $280 million investment in this Texas-sized expansion of their semiconductor [research and
2027 Waterloo Solar farm completion set Construction is underway on RWE Clean Energy’s Waterloo Solar farm in Bastrop County. The details Senior U.S. Manager Patricia Kakridas said the 900-acre project in western Bastrop County will create 300 full-time jobs and have a maximum output of 200 megawatts of electricity—100% of which will be directed to Facebook’s parent company, Meta. The outlook Operation should begin in late 2027, according to a document filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Officials did not respond to Community Impact ’s request for specific location infor- mation by press time.
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development] and advanced packaging facility in Bastrop.” The outlook Although the next phase of the project is for 80,000 square feet, SpaceX plans to add 1 million square feet to the facility—which will feature space for printed circuit boards, a semiconductor failure analysis lab and advanced packaging for panel level packaging—over the next three years, according to the governor’s office.
Crossings at 95 development planned for Bastrop Bastrop city officials tabled a zoning change request until Dec. 9 for a development set to build dozens of residential units, as well as a 4,000-square-foot restaurant. The details Although developers said a zoning change they are seeking a planned development district designation to better partner with the city. The outlook With traffic remaining a top priority, Bastrop
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City Manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino said city staff are working to extend Linden Street to Hwy. 95 and reduce the speed limit on Hwy. 95 near the development.
for the 7.4-acre property is not needed to move forward with their current plans, officials said
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