Jason Alley has owned his cattle farm for almost 13 years. 

Through his work on over 91 acres at the corner of Farm-to-Market 1209 and FM 969, he has watched Elon Musk’s companies expand over the surrounding land in Texas.

Alley said he sees construction start months before he reads about it in the news. He said he receives inquiries three times a week about selling his land, occasionally from one of the tech billionaire’s companies.

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