Bastrop city and county officials confirmed infrastructure updates are underway to accommodate the relocation of Elon Musk's social media company X—formerly known as Twitter—near Hyperloop Plaza in the 800 block of FM 1209.

X will mark the spot for Musk's third Bastrop County company—not including his soon-to-open Montessori school, Ad Astra.
Hyperloop Plaza opened in November 2023 near the Musk facilities. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)
Hyperloop Plaza opened in November 2023 near the Musk facilities. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)
Some background

On Sept. 14, the tech billionaire updated the address in California court filings for the social media company from San Francisco to Bastrop.

Bastrop City Manager Sylvia Carrillo and Mel Hamner, Bastrop County commissioner for Precinct 1, confirmed the social media platform's headquarters will be moved to Hyperloop Plaza.

What's happening




Officials said more infrastructure is needed to support the move, like wastewater treatment and traffic adjustments.

The Musk facilities, which include The Boring Company, Boring Bodega, SpaceX's Starlink, and X, will be connected to the new wastewater treatment plant.
Bastrop's new wastewater treatment plant began operations for residents west of the Colorado River on May 8. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)
Bastrop's new wastewater treatment plant began operations for residents west of the Colorado River on May 8. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)
Bastrop Public Information Manager Colin Guerra said Corix Utilities Texas—a private water, wastewater and gas utility provider—will transport the wastewater from the Musk facilities to the new wastewater treatment plant, which began for residents west of the Colorado River on May 8.

Traffic in that area is another factor to consider, officials said.

Jeffrey Barker, Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson, said X is in the permitting process to design and construct additional left- and right-turn lanes on FM 1209.




Carrillo said there are plans to widen the highway as well.
The framework for the second Boring Bodega is complete. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)
The framework for the second Boring Bodega is complete. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)


What else?

Hamner said construction began in July on a second Boring Bodega, located adjacent to the current Boring Bodega—which offers drinks, snacks and a cafe.

"It is my understanding that the X headquarters will be located to the left of the second bodega," Hamner said. "The rate that they build, I bet it is up by the middle of next year."




Hamner said the Musk companies currently employ about 3,000 people—not counting the contractors working on the expansions.

"This is a big economic boom for the county," Hamner said.
The second Boring Bodega is adjacent to the first at 865 FM 1209, Bastrop. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)
The second Boring Bodega is adjacent to the first at 865 FM 1209, Bastrop. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact)
Some context

This comes following a post made by Musk on July 16, stating he would move the X headquarters from California to Texas as a result of the signing of California's Assembly Bill No. 1955.

The bill mandates school officials to develop resources "for the support of parents, guardians, and families of LGBTQ pupils and strategies to increase support for LGBTQ pupils," and prevents officials "from enacting or enforcing any policy, rule or administrative regulation that requires an employee or a contractor to disclose any information related to a pupil’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression to any other person without the pupil’s consent," per the bill's summary.




“This is the final straw,” Musk said in his post, adding that he would also move the X headquarters to Texas from California.

X officials did not respond to requests for comment.