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Judge backs SpaceX’s bid to acquire more than 700 acres through Lower Rio Grande wildlife refuge land swap

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A judge ruled in favor of SpaceX’s effort to exchange land with the federal government and acquire more than 700 acres in Texas’s Lower Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge. The decision advances a land transaction involving the company and the Trump administration.

Discovered 2026-09-23T15:20:35.671211-07:00 | 2026-09-23T15:20:35.671211-07:00

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  • The ruling advances SpaceX’s effort to expand its land position in the Lower Rio Grande National Wildlife Refuge, a federal property tied to the company’s development plans.
  • The transaction illustrates how federal land decisions and administration policy can directly affect the scale and location of commercial space infrastructure.

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