- Elon Musk said Tuesday that he will move SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas.
- The billionaire CEO said the decision was a response to a California law protecting LGBTQ+ youth.
- It was not immediately clear how many staff or facilities would be moved between states.
Elon Musk has officially moved most of his company’s headquarters to Texas.
Musk announced on X on Tuesday that SpaceX would move from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, citing laws in California that “attack families and businesses.”
He also said X would be moving its headquarters from San Francisco to Austin, claiming he was “sick of dodging violent drug gangs just to get in and out of the building.”
The billionaire CEO said the decision was a response to a bill signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans “forced disclosure” rules in K-12 public schools.
Eight conservative-led states now have laws requiring teachers to notify parents if a child changes his or her name, pronouns or gender identity at school.
California is the first state to ban the requirement, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
Musk, who has had a public feud with one of his children over their gender identity, called the move “intolerable” and suggested the family should “leave California to protect their children.”
Musk was also behind Tesla’s recent move to Texas, and previously pledged to move SpaceX’s business base from Delaware to the Lone Star state.
It is not yet clear what impact the headquarters move will have on each company’s people and facilities.
New York Times technology reporter Ryan Mac was quick to point out that Tesla maintains a significant presence in California, even after officially moving to Texas.
“Three years later, Gavin Newsom spoke at a Tesla event for the company’s new engineering headquarters in… California,” Mac said.
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