Elon Musk says SpaceX and X headquarters transferring to Texas, blames new California transgender legislation
Elon Musk, CEO and owner of SpaceX, said Tuesday he will move the headquarters of both companies from California to Texas.
Musk announced these measures in response to California Governor Gavin Newsom signing a new law that prohibits school districts in California from requiring parents to provide notification of a child's change in gender identification.
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“This is the last straw. Because of this law and many other laws before it that attacked both families and businesses, SpaceX will now be moving its headquarters from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas,” Musk posted on X. He later added that the X headquarters would also be moved from San Francisco to Austin.
The “X” sign on the headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter in San Francisco on July 28, 2023.Noah Berger / AP File
“I made it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws like this would force families and businesses to leave California to protect their children,” he added.
In 2022, People magazine reported, Elon Musk's then 18-year-old daughter received permission to officially change her name and gender. She dropped the surname Musk and instead adopted her mother's maiden name, Justine Wilson.
When asked about his estranged transgender daughter in October 2022, Musk told the Financial Times, “You can't win them all,” and claimed to have a good relationship with all of his other children.
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In 2021, Musk, also CEO of Tesla, moved his automaker's headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for further information.
This story first appeared on CNBC.com
