Chevron Corporation announced Friday it will take its headquarters out of San Ramon, California, where it has operated for the past 140 years, and move to Houston, Texas.
The announcement comes just days after Elon Musk said he is moving his operations to Texas from California. In addition from his personal residence, Musk is moving the headquarters of X/Twitter and SpaceX to the Austin area. He had already moved Tesla to Texas, and after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that allows schools to keep gender-identity switching of children a secret from the children’s parents, Musk chose to move all his operations from California.
“This is the final straw,” said Musk, basing his decision on “this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies.”
Chevron was sued by state regulators last year, claiming the company deceived the public about the connection between climate change and fossil fuels. The company decided it was going to face increased hostility from California liberal policies and overbearing regulations.