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SpaceX\u2019s company town in Texas, Starbase, is less than a year old, but it already has its own volunteer fire department<\/a> and is working on creating a police department<\/a>. Now it wants its own court, too. <\/p>\n Starbase\u2019s city administrator submitted a proposed ordinance<\/a> to the city commission during a meeting on Wednesday that would create a municipal court with a part-time judge, prosecutor, and court clerk. Starbase\u2019s mayor will serve as the judge until one is appointed to a two-year term. The administrator wrote that he hopes to have a candidate ready by next month\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n The formation of a court within Starbase, which currently claims around 580 residents and sits adjacent to SpaceX\u2019s South Texas rocket factory and launch facility, is the latest in a series of steps the city has taken to build up its own municipal services. <\/p>\n