Twitter to move from San Fran to TX, Musk cites gender identity law as cause

Elon Musk says the X, formerly Twitter, headquarters in downtown San Francisco is moving to Austin, the billionaire entrepreneur tweeted Tuesday afternoon. Musk’s post on X comes in a thread showing his distaste for California’s future direction.

Musk added his other company, SpaceX, will move its Hawthorne (Los Angeles County) headquarters to Starbase, Texas.

“This is the final straw,” Musk said in reference to a tweet about Gov. Gavin Newsom signing AB 1955 about transgender children. “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.”