GRIMES COUNTY — Officials confirmed the rebate package totals $56 billion against a $55 billion facility, requiring a direct transfer from the school district to SpaceX HQ. Administrators called the surplus "seed money for future gravity."

Residents noted property taxes would rise to cover the subsidy. "Technically, it's a negative tax," said County Treasurer Martha Higgins. "We pay them, they exist. It's streamlined."