SpaceX is slated to expand its footprint in Bastrop.

The facility at 858 FM 1209 in Bastrop will soon add an additional 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.

The project is scheduled to begin Sept. 1 and conclude Jan. 1, 2026, according to the filing.

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 development] and advanced packaging facility in Bastrop.

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.

“This investment is a game changer for Bastrop and for Texas,” Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, said in a news release. “With hundreds of new jobs and a stronger domestic supply chain, this project is a huge win for our economy, our workforce and our future.”

Also of note


The Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund is financed by the 2023 Texas Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors Act, as previously reported by Community Impact.

“Incredible innovation and high-tech manufacturing is happening in Texas as a direct result of Gov. Abbott’s leadership and the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund initiative,” said Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX president and chief operating officer, in March. “This grant will help continue to expand Bastrop’s manufacturing for Starlink to help connect even more people across the state and around the world with high-speed, low-latency internet.”