6 posts published by bekah hinojosa during April 2025| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
This Thursday, August 21, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWD) will vote to consider giving away more of Boca Chica Beach to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. We say ‘not another inch!̵…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
August 6, 2024 (Washington, DC) — On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision that effectively cancels the previous approval of three harmful methane gas projects in…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
Elon Musk plans to launch another dangerous, unnecessary SpaceX rocket from our beach sometime in August. Sign your name or organization to our letter below urging Congress to take action and halt …| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
Join our second community meeting to learn more about the safety and explosion risks of SpaceX and proposed methane gas (LNG) facilities in Cameron County. We will have a presentation about the exp…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
Join our first community meeting to learn more about the safety and explosion risks of SpaceX and proposed methane gas (LNG) facilities in Cameron County. We will have a presentation about the expl…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
8 posts published by bekah hinojosa during March 2025| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
We’re hiring! South Texas Environmental Justice Network, in partnership with Start.Empowerment, is hiring two fellows to be based in Brownsville, TX. The deadline to apply is June 6. Click he…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:May 21, 2025 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa, bekah@sotxejn.org at 956-975-6634 Explosive Risk Causes RGV Community to Raise the Alarm about the Safety Risks of LNG & SpaceX Local organizations and the Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe sent public comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging it to address the explosion and safety risks ofContinue reading " Explosive Risk Causes RGV Community to Raise the Alarm about the Safety Risks of LNG & SpaceX"| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
The thought of large explosives near even larger vats of accelerant, like methane, would trouble anyone who isn’t a pyromaniac or a fool. The residents of the Rio Grande Valley are neither, and so …| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:5/6/2025 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa at (956) 975 – 6634 or bekah@sotxejn.org Rio Grande Valley Organizations Condemn FAA’s Decision to Launch 25 SpaceX Rockets Per Year BROWNSVILLE, TX. – Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an unjust decision allowing SpaceX to move forward with increasing the experimental and dangerous Starship/SuperHeavy rocket – theContinue reading " Rio Grande Valley Organizations Condemn FAA’s Decision to Launch 25 SpaceX ...| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
Right now, Elon Musk’s lobbyists are pressuring Texas House Representatives to vote on House bills that give Elon Musk’s company town, “Starbase,” primary control over Boca Chica Beach and criminalize beachgoers. These bills are HB 4660/SB 2188 and HB 4661/SB 2230. Right now, you can take action to stop House Bill 4660/SB 2188, which, ifContinue reading "Free Boca Chica Beach! Take Action to Stop Texas House Bill 4661/ SB 2230 and SB 2188 for SpaceX!"| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2025 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa at bekah@sotxejn.org or (956) 975 -6634 Rio Grande Valley Organizations and Tribe Celebrate Stopping Texas Bill for SpaceX BROWNSVILLE,…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
Boca Chica Beach belongs to the public, not to Elon Musk or SpaceX. We are losing access to our sacred beach due to SpaceX’s daily rocket testing operations and its aggressive plans to turn i…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
WHAT ARE HB 4660 and HB 4661? **UPDATE ** On Thursday, April 3, the Texas Senate voted to pass these bills (SB 2230 and SB 2188). We must now urge the TX House of Representative members to vote aga…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
WHAT IS SB 2188 and SB 2230? The bills SB 2188 and SB 2230 were filed by Senator Adam Hinojosa and pushed by SpaceX lobbyists. If passed, these bills would grant SpaceX primary control over our Boc…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: March 24, 2025 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa at bekah@sotxejn.org or 956-975-6634 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Rio Grande Valley Organizations will protest against LNG and SpaceX at …| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
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EVENT NAME: iFuera LNG and SpaceX Protest! Kick these polluters out of the RGV! DATE: March 26, 2025 LOCATION: On the sidewalk outside of Texas Southmost College (90 Taylor Avenue, Brownsville, TX …| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
Join the South Texas Environmental Justice Network, 956 Radical Library, and Nuestra Delta Magica for a film screening and panel discussion titled “Our Home After SpaceX.” The event wil…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2025 Contact: Bekah Hinojosa at bekah@sotxejn.org or (956) 975 -6634 Rio Grande Valley Organizations and Tribe Oppose Bad Texas Bills for SpaceX BROWNSVILLE, TX. – …| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
SpaceX did a test launch of the Starship SuperHeavy rocket on Boca Chica Beach. South TX EJ Network (SOTXEJN) is gathering responses from community members who experienced the launch to send to ele…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
Opinion Editorial: FERC Must Stop the LNG Work Construction threatens public trust in the regulatory process Posted initially on the Rio Grande Guardian website. By Bekah Hinojosa and Dr. Christop…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 18, 2024Contact: Lindsay Gressard 202-740-4715Kamlager-Dove, Committee Democrats Discuss Holding Big Oil Accountable with Expert Panelists at RoundtableWASHINGTON – Toda…| South Texas Environmental Justice Network