"Some mums say if it wasn't for the playgroup, they wouldn't have got out of the house that day, they can talk to other adults and get help with post-natal depression .... there's no judgement," she said.
The top official in Cameron County, Judge Eddie Trevino Jr, opposes the state bill that would allow Starbase control over closures.In recent years Musk has moved many of his operations and corporate headquarters from California to Texas, citing more favourable regulation and his opposition to California's Democratic Party-dominated politics.
The headquarters of his companies X and Boring are now on the outskirts of Bastrop, a small city near the state capital Austin and about a five-and-a-half-hour drive north of Starbase.In contrast with Starbase, the development outside Austin does not include much new housing for company workers – most of whom live in Bastrop or other surrounding communities.Environmental groups have criticised SpaceX's impact on nearby wildlife, and say the company has increased light pollution and littered the area with debris from rocket launches.
In 2024 the company was fined nearly $150,000 (£113,000) by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for dumping waste water.The company has called the fines the result of "disagreements over paperwork" and maintains it follows environmental laws. The BBC approached SpaceX for comment.
Two peregrine falcons nesting on top of a cathedral have laid a second clutch of eggs after their first batch was destroyed.
An online video stream captured the moment that an individualChicken manure contains high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, making it a good fertiliser for crops, the
However, the nutrients can lead to excessive growth of algae in waterways, starving the river of oxygen and killing fish.In May, Shropshire Council gave permission for LJ Cooke & Son to build four sheds at Felton Butler, north-west of Shrewsbury.
According to a motion put forward by Forest of Dean District Green Party councillor Andrew McDermid, more than 50 million chickens were already being farmed at any one time in the Wye and Severn catchment areas.McDermid said it was "inevitable" the Forest of Dean would be affected by river degradation due to its location downstream between both rivers and next to their outlets into the Severn Estuary.