Grimes County commissioners hear opposition to a Space X facility at the former Gibbons Creek Lake property

This podcast contains comments from the May 6, 2026 Grimes County commission meeting.Grimes County commissioners have scheduled a public hearing to consider giving tax breaks to Elon Musk's Space X for a proposed project at the former Gibbons Creek Lake property.The cost of the proposed semiconductor manufacturing and advanced computing fabrication facility could reach $174 billion dollars according to the public hearing notice.Click HERE to read and download the public hearing notice from the Grimes County government website.Before the June 3rd public hearing, commissioners at their May 6th meeting heard public comments about semiconductor plants in general and/or specifically the Space X proposal.Commissioners also heard more comments from opponents to another company proposing a data center and battery energy storage system between Roans Prairie and Singleton east of Highway 90.After the public comments, commissioners made no statements.Commissioners then met in executive session. After returning from a private discussion with their lawyer there were no motions.After executive session, county judge Joe Fauth announced a postponement in naming a committee that will be involved in dealing with tax abatements and economic development grants.