SpaceX sues to block release of tax-break records for its Texas Terafab project

Business Insider | 10-09-2026 08:32pm |

SpaceX filed a lawsuit in Texas this week to block the release of records related to tax breaks it received for Terafab, a 100-million-square-foot semiconductor factory it is building near Houston. The records, which Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said in July should be released, include SpaceX's tax-abatement application and negotiations between SpaceX and Grimes County officials. The lawsuit comes amid public criticism of tech companies building AI infrastructure for a lack of transparency. Elon Musk has said the Terafab facility could vastly increase the global supply of semiconductor chips.

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