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Elon Musk could move Twitter to Austin

Photo illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images , Austin and Elon Musk — leading us to speculate about whether he might move the social media company to Austin. Why it matters: Austin may soon find itself at the center of global conversations about how Big Tech should govern speech. On Sunday, Musk posted — and later deleted — a tweet about the assault on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. What they're saying: "We believe Twitter will open up an office in Austin as this now is the foundation of the Musk ecosystem," Dan Ives, an analyst with Wedbush Securities, .In April, Gov. Greg Abbott encouraged Musk to "Bring Twitter to Texas." Catch up quick: Musk moved Tesla's corporate headquarters from California to Travis County and its's $1.1 billion manufacturing plant to just outside Austin. He has also moved the HQ of the Boring Company, his tunneling and infrastructure firm, to Pflugerville — and has opened offices for SpaceX and neurotech firm Neuralink in Central Texas. His private foundation, the Elon Musk Foundation, is also in Austin. The attraction: Skilled labor, no state income tax and relatively affordable housing (compared to the Bay Area) are all lures for managers who can, increasingly, work remotely. The intrigue: How Musk's libertarian-ish political philosophy will apply to Twitter — and how that gels with Texas lawmakers' efforts from removing posts if it can be viewed as discriminating against a "viewpoint." What we're watching: Which downtown high-rise could soon have a blue birdie affixed to its gleaming steel shell. Go deeper: Hear the story of Elon Musk's meteoric rise — and why it matters for us all — on the newest season of Axios podcast How it Happened: Elon Musk vs. Twitter. Get more local stories in your inbox with .Subscribe Support local journalism by becoming a member.

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