Texas residents sue Elon Musk’s SpaceX saying massive sonic booms have damaged their homes

NewsWorldAmericasTexas residents sue Elon Musk’s SpaceX saying massive sonic booms have damaged their homesHomeowners accuse SpaceX of gross negligence and trespassingAlex Lang in New York Sunday 03 May 2026 03:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969596","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/spacex-texas-sonic-boom-lawsuit-elon-musk-b2969596.html","title":"Texas residents sue Elon Musk’s SpaceX saying sonic booms have damaged their homes"}}CloseSpaceX's explosive Starship historyThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Dozens of homeowners are suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX, alleging that sonic booms from...