Gov. Abbott applauds Elon Musk's plan to move Tesla's state of incorporation to Texas

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday encouraged Tesla CEO Elon Musk to move the company's state of incorporation to the Lone Star state. 

".@Tesla in Texas," Abbott wrote on the social media platform, X. "It just makes sense."

Earlier this week, Musk conducted a poll on X where he asked, "Should Tesla change its state of incorporation to Texas, home of its physical headquarters?"

The final result was 81.7% of the over 1.1 million X users who voted saying "yes" while 12.9% voted "no."

"The public vote is unequivocally in favor of Texas!" Musk announced Thursday. "Tesla will move immediately to hold a shareholder vote to transfer state of incorporation to Texas."

Notable businesses that have moved to Texas over the past few years include NRG Energy and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.