Elon Musk’s empire in Bastrop is growing again as his social media company, X, is making its headquarters in the Central Texas town about 30 miles outside Austin. In July, the tech tycoon announced he was moving the headquarters for X — the company formerly known as Twitter he bought in 2022 for $44 billion — and SpaceX to Texas from California over frustration with that state’s laws.

NASA's ninth commercial crew spaceflight, from Florida no earlier than late September, and this mission will be unique for two reasons.