I don’t think most people understand the massive scale of investment Tesla & SpaceX are making in Texas right now.

X ^ | 08/08/2026 | Sawyer Merritt

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Sawyer Merritt:

I don't think most people understand the massive scale of investment Tesla & SpaceX are making in Texas right now.

Everything the two companies are/going to build across the state:
• Terafab (Grimes County)
• Gigasat factory (in Bastrop, currently under construction)
• Optimus factory (at Giga Texas, currently under construction)
• Advanced technology fab (at Giga Texas, currently under construction)
• Tesla Project Crystal Sun (big solar cell plant in Fort Bend County. Late 2026 construction start date)
• Expanded Starlink terminal production facility (in Bastrop, currently under construction)
• Further Starbase expansion (in Starbase)
• Tesla Megafactory 3 (in Brookshire, just started prod)

https://x.com/i/status/2085779483433521498

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Tesla is naming its $10.1 billion solar manufacturing facility plan in Texas “Project Crystal Sun.”

• The project would create 9,712 permanent full-time jobs
• Entail a total of ~$10.1B in capital investment
• Total direct and indirect economic impact of the project would generate an estimated ~$6.4B in state and local taxes.
• It is estimated that the State of Texas would increase its GDP by ~$107 billion as a result of the project.

https://x.com/i/status/2085770828545941831

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