Elon Musk says SpaceX and X headquarters moving to Texas, blames new California transgender law

SpaceX CEO and X owner Elon Musk said Tuesday he will move the headquarters of both companies from California to Texas. Musk vowed the moves in response to Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) signing a new law on Tuesday that bars school districts in California from requiring parents to be notified of a child’s gender identification
Elon Musk says SpaceX and X headquarters moving to Texas, blames new California transgender law

SpaceX CEO and X owner Elon Musk said Tuesday he will move the headquarters of both companies from California to Texas.

Musk vowed the moves in response to Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) signing a new law on Tuesday that bars school districts in California from requiring parents to be notified of a child’s gender identification change.

“This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas,” Musk posted on X. He later added that X HQ will also move from San Francisco to Austin.

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The “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 28, 2023.Noah Berger / AP file

“I did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children,” he added.

In 2022,  People magazine reportedElon Musk’s then 18-year-old daughter was granted permission to legally change her name and gender. She shed the Musk family name and took the maiden name of her mother, Justine Wilson, instead.

When asked about his estranged transgender daughter in October 2022, Musk told the  Financial Times “Can’t win them all,” and claimed to have good relationships with all his other children.

In 2021, Musk, also the CEO of  Tesla, moved his automaker’s corporate headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin.

SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for further information.

This story first appeared on CNBC.com

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