Elon Musk said he will pull SpaceX and X out of California over a law that prohibits schools from requiring teachers to notify parents when their children change their gender identity.
Musk said Tuesday (16) he would move the companies’ headquarters to Texas after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind law banning policies that require educators to disclose when a student asks to use a different name or pronouns.
“This is the final straw,” Musk said on X. “Because of this law and many others that preceded it, attacking families and businesses, SpaceX will now move its headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.”
Musk, who has an adult transgender daughter, added that he had previously told Newsom “that laws of this nature would force families and businesses to leave California to protect their children.”
Musk said in a follow-up post that he would also move X, formerly Twitter, from San Francisco to Austin, saying he was “tired of running from gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building.”
Musk, the world’s richest man, has in recent years gravitated toward Texas, which has no state income or corporate tax and is known for its conservative politics.
In 2021, Musk moved Tesla’s headquarters from Palo Alto in Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, and moved his residence from California to Texas.
Tesla, the world’s most valuable car company, still maintains an “engineering headquarters” in California.
Musk has become increasingly outspoken about his political views since taking over X in 2022, frequently criticizing policies and public figures he deems too left-leaning, or “conscious.”
Musk announced on Saturday that he was endorsing Donald Trump for president shortly after the Republican candidate narrowly survived an assassination attempt.
California is considered one of the most liberal states in the US, with the governorship and both houses of the state legislature controlled by the Democratic Party.
Texas has long been a conservative stronghold, with all three branches of state government controlled by the Republican Party.
With information from Al Jazeera
Source: https://www.ocafezinho.com/2024/07/17/musk-vai-tirar-empresas-da-california-por-causa-de-nova-lei-lgbt/
