Billionaires invest in real estate for a reason.

Elon Musk’s decision to concentrate a massive launch and manufacturing complex at the southern tip of Texas has turned a once-quiet coastal county into a test case for how a single company can reshape a region.

Elon Musk is the richest man alive, with a net worth that ended 2025 at around $726 billion. But when his mother comes to visit, there's no guest house. No luxury suite. Not even a proper bed. She sleeps on the floor.

(The Center Square) – The first battery-grade lithium hydroxide refining facility in North America is now operational in Texas. In May 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott, Tesla founder Elon Musk and other officials broke ground at what would become Tesla North America’s new lithium refinery in Robstown. By January 2026, it was fully operational.

New concerns raised about the chatbot embedded into X, the social media network owned by Elon Musk, after announcement it's being integrated with Pentagon networks.