Texas Governor Wants Elon Musk to Bring Twitter Near Tesla, SpaceX in His State

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on June 8, 2021. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday threw at Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk an idea to shift Twitter Inc. headquarters to the second-largest U.S. state, where the billionaire entrepreneur’s other companies are already based.

What Happened

The 64-year-old Texas governor sent out a request on the microblogging site and tagged Musk in the post.