Musk Has Finally Had Enough Of California
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Elon Musk said that he will be moving the headquarters of SpaceX and his social media company X from California to Texas in response to a new gender identity law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Musk announced on social media that “the final straw” was California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing the SAFETY Act on Tuesday, which is a bill banning school districts from requiring employees to tell parents about children’s gender identity and sexual orientation.
“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,” he posted.
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Starbase, a company town being built about 23 miles from Brownsville in South Texas, currently houses a landing pad, launch facility, launch control center and tracking station for SpaceX.
The aerospace company has been conducting all its Starship test launches from Boca Chica, near the Texas-Mexico border along the coast, and earlier this year it announced a $100 million, five-story office there. Construction for that office has already started and is set to be completed by 2025, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records show.
The company says it has invested more than $3 billion in developing infrastructure at Starbase.
