Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX and X/Twitter, has officially announced the relocation of both companies’ headquarters from California to Texas, citing concerns over California’s laws and urban safety issues.
Business Insider reports that on Tuesday, Elon Musk announced via X (formerly Twitter) that SpaceX would be relocating its headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to the SpaceX Starbase near Boca Chica Village, Texas. Musk attributed this decision to laws in California that he described as “attacking both families and companies.”
The specific legislation Musk referenced was a bill signed Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). This new law prohibits “forced disclosure” rules in public K-12 schools, effectively banning requirements for teachers to notify parents if a child changes their name, pronouns, or gender identity at school. California is the first state to outlaw such requirements, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
Musk called this legislation “the last straw” and stated, “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 further claimed that families would have to “leave California to protect their children.”
