Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott urged Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday to consider relocating the company’s state of incorporation to the Lone Star State.
“.@Tesla in Texas,” Abbott tweeted, expressing his support. “It just makes sense.”
Earlier this week, Musk conducted a poll on Twitter where he asked, “Should Tesla change its state of incorporation to Texas, home of its physical headquarters?”
The final tally showed that 81.7% of the over 1.1 million Twitter users who participated voted “yes,” while 12.9% voted “no.”
“The public vote is unequivocally in favor of Texas!” Musk declared on Thursday. “Tesla will move immediately to hold a shareholder vote to transfer state of incorporation to Texas.”
Among the notable businesses that have relocated to Texas in recent years are NRG Energy and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
