Elon Musk says he’s moving his X and SpaceX headquarters from California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning schools from notifying parents if their child identifies as transgender.
Musk announced on X (formerly Twitter) that both companies will be pulling up stakes and heading to Texas.
“This is the final straw,” Musk wrote Tuesday. “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.”
“And X HQ will move to Austin,” Musk later added.
He continued, “Have had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building.”
The CEO said he warned Newsom that passing laws like this would lead to companies leaving the state, writing, “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.”
Musk wasn’t the only celebrity who took issue with the news of the bill. Caitlyn Jenner applauded the SpaceX founder’s decision to move his business entirely from California to Texas.
“Strong move,” Jenner wrote. “The state is not the parent! Parental Rights >.”
The decision to move the X headquarters is just the latest big change for the app. Just last month, Musk announced that Likes were becoming private after years of them being viewable by the public.
“We are making Likes private for everyone to better protect your privacy,” a notification stated on the day of the June update. “Liking more posts will make your ‘For you’ feed better.”
