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Elizabeth Howell

Elon Musk moving SpaceX headquarters to Texas over new California LGBTQ+ law

Elon musk bowing with his hand pointing to the right.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he will move his company's headquarters across state lines over a new law concerning the privacy of LGBTQ+ kids.

Elon Musk said Tuesday (July 16) he will move SpaceX from Hawthorne, Calif. — the state where the legislation was signed — to Texas, where the company performs launches of Starship. Texas leans in a different political direction than California; various new laws in the Lone Star State to diminish the rights of LGBTQ+ communities and reproductive rights caused legal groups to a file a complaint with the United Nations in January, according to the Texas Standard.

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