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Inside Elon Musk's government-subsidised free-trade Texas HQ

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The world's richest man is building a high-tech hub in rural Bastrop in central Texas .

Court filings indicate that a large metal building finished in the last few months will be the new headquarters of X, his social media platform.

A short distance away, a large logo of the Boring Company , is plastered on the side of another headquarters.

Locals in Bastrop have mixed feelings about the development.

The Boring Company was fined $ 11,876 ( 8,950 ) by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after being cited for water pollution violations.

The water issues appear to have delayed housebuilding, which reportedly could include more than 100 homes for Musk employees.

For now, the extent of living quarters is a handful of temporary trailers behind a bodega building, surrounded by a wall and acres of Texas plain.

VR Score

79

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76

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69

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semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

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not offensive

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short-lived

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