Elon Musk is moving SpaceX and X headquarters to Texas, citing new CA trans student privacy law
Daniel Levi
Posted On July 16, 2024
In a decisive move spurred by recent legislative changes, SpaceX CEO and X owner Elon Musk said Tuesday that he will move the headquarters of both companies from California to Texas.
This decision to relocate the headquarters of the two companies comes in the wake of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of a new law that prohibits school districts from requiring parental notification for a child’s gender identity change.
The move also mirrors Musk’s 2021 relocation of Tesla’s headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, following a clash with California county health officials over the reopening of the Tesla factory during the coronavirus pandemic. In a post on X, Musk said:
“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.” He later confirmed that X’s headquarters would also relocate from San Francisco to Austin.
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. https://t.co/cpWUDgBWFe
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024
Musk emphasized his stance, stating, “I made it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws like these would drive families and businesses out of California to protect their children.”
However, some media outlets have speculated that Musk’s decision may be influenced by personal factors, notably his 18-year-old daughter’s legal change of name and gender to Vivian Jenna Wilson.
In 2022, People Magazine reported that Musk’s then 18-year-old daughter legally changed her name and gender to Vivian Jenna Wilson, adopting her mother Justine Wilson’s maiden name and distancing herself from the Musk family name.
When questioned about his estranged transgender daughter in October 2022, Musk told the Financial Times, “Can’t win them all,” but noted he maintains good relationships with his other children.
