September 21, 2026

Federal Judge Confirms SpaceX Land Swap Amid Ongoing Legal Challenges

U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. denied a preliminary injunction, stating environmental groups did not provide sufficient evidence of harm.
The land swap involves SpaceX exchanging 683 acres of private land for federal land in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, which spans over 103,000 acres.
Environmental groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, plan to persist with their legal challenges against the land exchange despite the ruling.

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