Summary
Brownsville locked in a massive $220 million water infrastructure deal funded by SpaceX, but there's a major catch. If the city drags its feet and misses construction deadlines, they have to pay the unused cash back.
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Impact analysis
The city gets a huge $220M upgrade for free, as long as they don't miss any deadlines and trigger a penalty refund.
Local residents and businesses get upgraded water systems paid for by private space money.
Taxpayers could be on the hook for a mess if city officials fumble the timeline and have to return funds.
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