- Elon Musk said Tuesday he will relocate the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas.
- The billionaire CEO said the decision was in response to a California law protecting LGBTQ+ youth.
- It's not immediately clear how many staff or facilities will be transferred between the states.
Elon Musk is officially moving more of his companies' headquarters to Texas.
Musk announced on X on Tuesday that SpaceX is relocating from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, citing laws in California that are "attacking both families and companies."
He also said X would also move its headquarters to Austin from San Francisco, claiming that he has "had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building."
It's possible some of the plans were already in motion.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that X was seeking to sublease all of its San Francisco headquarters.
The billionaire CEO said the decision to move SpaceX was in response to a bill signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that prohibits "forced disclosure" rules in public K-12 schools.
Eight conservative-run states now have laws that require teachers to notify parents if a child changes their name, pronouns, or gender identity at school.
California is the first to outlaw such requirements, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Musk, who had a highly public falling out with one of his children over their gender identity, called the move "the last straw" and alleged families would have to "leave California to protect their children."
Musk cited Libs of TikTok in his post about the move — a right-wing account focused on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
Musk was behind Tesla's recent move to Texas as well, and previously vowed to move SpaceX's business incorporation from Delaware to the Lone Star state.
It was not immediately clear what effect the headquarters shift will have on each company's people and facilities.
New York Times tech reporter Ryan Mac quickly pointed out that Tesla maintained a significant presence in California, even after officially relocating to Texas.
"Three years, later Gavin Newsom spoke at a Tesla event for the company's new engineering HQ in... California," Mac said.
