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Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X out of California

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Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X out of California

Elon Musk (Chief Technology Officer X) conference at the 71st edition of the Cannes LIONS (International Festival of Creativity) at Palais des Festivals et des Congres, Cannes FRANCE.

New York (CNN) � Elon Musk says he’s moving his companies out of California.

In two posts on X Tuesday, the billionaire said he will move SpaceX’s HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, a company town being built in the southern part of the state. Social media platform X will move from San Francisco to Austin, Texas, he then .

Musk said that , a law California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed that would prohibit school districts from requiring teachers to inform parents if a child wants to be identified by a different gender, was “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,� Musk .

One of to recognize her new name and gender, saying she no longer wished to be related to her famous and wealthy father “in any way, shape or form.� Musk has been for some of his statements on X regarding gender identity issues.

Musk said in a follow-up post that he was tired of what he as where X is located in San Francisco.

Musk has had an inclination toward the Lone Star State for a few years now. In February, SpaceX filed to move its business incorporation location from Delaware to Texas, after , siding with a shareholder who had challenged it as excessive.

In 2021, . And Musk .

CNN has reached out to X, SpaceX and Newsom’s office for comment.

CNN’s Chris Isidore contributed to this report.

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