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attempted to have the village recognized as an incorporated community, but this was denied by the state government.
This is backwards: Kopernik Shores was incorporated in 1975, and that incorporation was later abolished by a judge in 1977.
Full reasoning
The historical record does not show that incorporation was simply denied.
The Handbook of Texas, published by the Texas State Historical Association, says: in 1975 Stanley Piotrowicz "proposed that the community be incorporated. He became mayor" and then "In 1977 Judge Darrell Hester of Brownsville abolished the incorporation."
So the community was incorporated first; it was not merely an unsuccessful attempt that the state denied at the outset. The article's wording incorrectly replaces a temporary incorporation followed by judicial abolition with a simple denial by the state government.
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- Kopernik Shores, TX
In 1975 Stanley Piotrowicz, an eighty-year-old resident, proposed that the community be incorporated. He became mayor and renamed the place Kopernik Shores... In 1977 Judge Darrell Hester of Brownsville abolished the incorporation.
Jenna Petrzelka
Starbase’s official city pages list Lois Wallace, not Jenna Petrzelka, as the current second city commissioner.
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Starbase's own official government pages contradict this infobox entry.
The city's City Commission and Staff page lists the current commissioners as Jordan Buss and Lois Wallace. It specifically says Lois Wallace "serves as city commissioner" and notes she was appointed interim commissioner in January 2026.
The city's Elections page likewise says the May 2, 2026 election was canceled because the incumbents were unopposed, and identifies those incumbents as Mayor Bobby Peden, Commissioner Jordan Buss, and Commissioner Lois Wallace.
Those official pages show that Lois Wallace, not Jenna Petrzelka, is the current commissioner.
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- City Commission and Staff
Jordan Buss ... Commissioner ... lois wallace Commissioner. Lois Wallace serves as city commissioner, previously appointed as interim city commissioner in January 2026.
- Elections
Incumbents Mayor Bobby Peden, Commissioner Jordan Buss, and Commissioner Lois Wallace will retain their positions without an election, in accordance with Texas law.
Kent Myers
The official Starbase staff page lists Cayetana Polanco, not Kent Myers, as city administrator.
Full reasoning
This infobox entry does not match the city's current official staff listing.
Starbase's City Commission and Staff page identifies Cayetana Polanco as the CITY ADMINISTRATOR and says she "serves as city administrator for Starbase, Texas."
That means the article's listing of Kent Myers as city administrator is incorrect as presented.
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- City Commission and Staff
CaYETANA POLANCO — CITY ADMINISTRATOR. Cayetana Polanco serves as city administrator for Starbase, Texas...