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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