Lauren McGaughy
Statewide Investigative Reporter and Editor at KUT-FM (Austin, TX)
Investigative reporter & editor for The Texas Newsroom @NPR @KUT • Ex-@dallasnews @houstonchron @NOLAnews • FOIA ghoul • hoya | who dat • she | her [email protected]
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1 week ago |
texasstandard.org | Lauren McGaughy |Michael Gonzalez
In the shadow of SpaceX’s launch tower, which stands nearly 500 feet tall, large placards have been erected that remind visitors about the environmental significance of this place. “SENSITIVE WILDLIFE HABITAT,” the signs, stuck amid the dunes, seem to shout. “This is not a SpaceX viewing area.”Right now, the county government has control over when to close the beach ahead of a launch. SpaceX wants this power to be shifted to the soon-to-be city of Starbase.
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1 week ago |
houstonpublicmedia.org | Lauren McGaughy
On the road to Boca Chica Beach sits a huge bronze sculpture of Elon Musk’s head. The thing is nine feet tall and probably weighs half a ton. Alone on the side of State Highway 4 on the way out of Brownsville, it’s a herald with a clear message. You are now entering Musk Country. Drive a few more miles through the yucca and native brush and, suddenly, SpaceX’s Starbase looms ahead.
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1 week ago |
tpr.org | Lauren McGaughy
Got something you want us to investigate? Email us at [email protected]. On the road to Boca Chica Beach sits a huge bronze sculpture of Elon Musk's head. The thing is nine feet tall and probably weighs half a ton. Alone on the side of State Highway 4 on the way out of Brownsville, it's a herald with a clear message. You are now entering Musk Country. Drive a few more miles through the yucca and native brush and, suddenly, SpaceX's Starbase looms ahead.
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2 weeks ago |
tpr.org | Lauren McGaughy
When Elon Musk pitched Austin on Tesla, he promised his massive car factory would be accompanied by an equally huge investment in the local environment. Now, five years later, plans appear to be taking shape. According to a report submitted this week to county economic development officials, Tesla’s “riverfront eco-park” will include hike and bike trails, a waterfront and a Tesla expo and sports complex with soccer, baseball, basketball and tennis facilities.
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2 weeks ago |
kut.org | Lauren McGaughy
When Elon Musk pitched Austin on Tesla, he promised his massive car factory would be accompanied by an equally huge investment in the local environment. Now, five years later, plans appear to be taking shape. According to a report submitted this week to county economic development officials, Tesla’s “riverfront eco-park” will include hike and bike trails, a waterfront and a Tesla expo and sports complex with soccer, baseball, basketball and tennis facilities.
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