Elon Musk shifting X and SpaceX to Texas after California’s Newsom indicators scholar gender identification legislation: ‘Remaining straw’
Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he will move the headquarters of private company SpaceX and social media site X from California to Texas, calling Governor Gavin Newsom's decision to sign a new law on student gender identity “the last straw.”
The law, signed Monday, prevents school districts from requiring teachers to inform parents of changes in a student's gender identity or sexual orientation without the child's consent. It also requires the state Department of Education to provide resources for families of LGBTQ+ students in seventh grade through high school.
“This is the last straw,” Musk wrote on X. “Because of this law and many others before it that attacked both families and businesses, SpaceX will now be moving its headquarters from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas.”
Elon Musk said SpaceX will move its headquarters to Texas. REUTERS
Musk added that he “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.”
In another post, the billionaire added that the headquarters of X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, will be moving from San Francisco to Austin, Texas.
“I'm tired of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building,” Musk wrote on X.
Critics argue that the bill is too invasive and undermines parents' rights. One group opposing the bill, the California Family Council, said it “undermines their fundamental role and puts boys and girls in potential danger.”
Meanwhile, supporters said the bill would provide necessary protections for transgender students whose parents live in disapproving households. The law takes effect in January.
In a separate response to an X post by “All In” podcast host Jason Calacanis, Musk said the law would cause “many families and businesses to move out of California.”
“Who would want to risk having their children taken away from them by the government?” Musk said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill, which Musk said will force families to leave the state to protect their children. JULIANA YAMADA/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott said Musk's move “solidifies Texas' leadership in space exploration.”
The Post has reached out to SpaceX for further comment.
Musk had already moved the physical headquarters of his electric car maker Tesla from California to Texas in 2021 after confrontations with Newsom and other local authorities over their pandemic policies.
In a separate move, Tesla moved its headquarters from Delaware to Texas earlier this year. Musk pushed for the change after a Delaware judge rejected his pay package on the grounds that it was excessive.
With post wires
