Elon Musk to Move X, SpaceX out of California Over Student Gender Identity Law

Musk said the law, which blocks schools from requiring teachers to tell parents about changes in their children’s gender identity, was the last straw.

Elon Musk speaks with other delegates during day one of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, England, on Nov. 1, 2023. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Elon Musk said he will move the headquarters of his social media company X and rocket company Space X out of California.

In a July 16 post on X, Mr. Musk said SpaceX will move from Hawthorne, California, to “Starbase,” a sprawling company town near Brownsville, Texas. X will move its headquarters from San Francisco to Austin.