Elon Musk stated Tuesday that he’ll transfer two of his firms, X and SpaceX, from California to Texas, claiming {that a} new Golden State regulation meant to guard LGBTQ kids was the “ultimate straw.”
Musk stated SpaceX will transfer its headquarters from Hawthorne, Calif., to its Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Tex. He additionally stated X, which relies in San Francisco, will relocate to Austin — a shift that was anticipated as the corporate has begun to offload its workplace house within the Mid-Market neighborhood.
The CEO of each firms blamed a California regulation signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) that bans college districts from requiring that lecturers notify mother and father if their kids adjustments their gender identification. The regulation additionally bars educators from sharing data with mother and father a couple of little one’s sexual orientation. Musk stated he beforehand made it “clear” to Newsom that “legal guidelines of this nature would power households and firms to go away California to guard their kids.”
The brand new regulation “doesn’t take away or undermine mother and father’ rights,” Newsom’s workplace stated in an announcement. “Mother and father have an important position in discussions a couple of scholar’s LGBTQ+ identification, and [this law] doesn’t stop households from having these conversations.”
In the same transfer in 2021, Musk moved Tesla’s headquarters to Austin in protest of California’s excessive taxes, enterprise rules and pandemic restrictions. The corporate, nevertheless, nonetheless retains a second headquarters in Palo Alto.
California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) criticized Musk’s assertion on X, saying “California actually made you with taxpayer subsidies & as a result of it’s one of the best place round.”
“Will this be a faux mood tantrum transfer identical to Tesla’s faux ‘transfer’ to Texas?” he stated.
Musk’s tweet comes days after he solidified his alignment with GOP politics by endorsing Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential marketing campaign on X. His endorsement adopted the tried assassination of the previous president.
Musk and Tesla didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
