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Tesla is now one of Texas’ largest employers. Here’s how it got there.
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Electric car manufacturer Tesla has spent years expanding its footprint in Texas. Now, a new Austin American-Statesman report finds it has become one of the largest employers in the Lone Star State, thanks to aggressive hiring at its Gigafactory Texas headquarters.
But where are Tesla’s other factories around the state, and what’s the timeline behind its rise as an employer? Here’s a Tesla fact sheet of sorts, including what you need to know about its operations in Texas:
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Where are Tesla’s factories in Texas?
Tesla has factories and offices all over the state, but the company’s largest factory is its headquarters just outside Austin near the Colorado River at 13101 Tesla Road. Tesla also appears to be expanding its production of batteries into the Austin suburbs of Kyle and Hutto, according to a Statesman report from February.
In Kyle, the company has leased three warehouses with a total of more than 1 million square feet of space. The Statesman previously reported Hutto officials said the company had plans to occupy an industrial building on County Road 1999, but they shared few details about Tesla’s plans for the space.
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Tesla also has a $375 million lithium refinery near Corpus Christi. The refinery is expected to provide lithium for about 1 million vehicle batteries produced in Austin and elsewhere, Musk said.
When did Tesla expand to Texas?
Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, announced Oct. 7, 2021, that he planned to move the company’s headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin. Less than two months later, Tesla officially made the move to its gigafactory.
At the time, Musk cited a lack of expansion opportunities, the high cost of living and long commutes for his employees in San Francisco as reasons for the move. He also had squabbled with California lawmakers, which led him to previously threaten to move his company to Texas or Nevada.
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In May, Tesla built its lithium refinery near Corpus Christi.
Where does Tesla rank among other employers in Texas?
Tesla is the third-largest employer in the state behind the state government itself and the University of Texas respectively. The car manufacturer employs 22,777 people, slightly surpassing H-E-B as the state’s largest private employer.
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Of the top 10 largest employers, Tesla also moved to Texas the most recently. The company’s first foray into Texas came in 2016, while most of the other employers had entered the state during the previous century or earlier.
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Sweep in the heart of Texas: Twins beat Rangers again
A day off at the pool — and a little sunburn — didn’t stop the Minnesota Twins’ momentum.
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday.
Minnesota has won four games in a row and scored 25 runs in the three-games series in Texas. The two teams had a rare, mid-series day off on Wednesday with the England-Croatia World Cup game being played in Arlington.
“We’re locked in every day,” Lee told Audra Martin on the team’s broadcast. “Yesterday, taking time off, lay out by the pool, get a little burnt and then right back to it. We did a good job getting focused. I feel like we do that with rain delays, too, just lock back in and we’re doing it.”
Lee’s 12th homer capped a four-run first off Jack Leiter (3-7). Trevor Larnach made it 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run shot to straightaway center that just cleared the extended glove of leaping Alejandro Osuna. Larnach’s third hit was an RBI single in the fifth, and Ryan Kriedler hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Joe Ryan (5-3) struck out seven but needed 97 pitches to get through five scoreless innings while allowing three singles. Leiter was done after the fourth, and has given up 17 runs while losing three starts in a row.
The Twins never trailed in the sweep that extended their winning streak to four, matching their longest this season. Their 14-5 record at Globe Life Field is the best for any American League opponent since the ballpark opened in 2020.
Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue hit solo homers for the Rangers, who have lost five of six games. They are 0-15 when giving up multiple runs in the first inning.
Twins DH Josh Bell, who was born in nearby Irving and grew up in the area, had an RBI single before Lee’s homer. Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the series-opening 4-2 win Monday, and had an RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the first of a 12-2 win on Tuesday.
“We’re just passing the baton each time,” Lee said of the offensive output. “Our guys are hot. They feel good and they came out swinging today. It was awesome to see. We’ve done that for a while now.”
Up next
Twins rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA) starts Friday at Arizona. The Diamondbacks are scheduled to start right-hander Michael Soroka (8-3, 3.11).
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