It's unclear if Elon Musk ever figured out how to wear a cowboy hat, but 2024 is the year the billionaire went all in on Texas. While Tesla laid off almost 2,700 Texas staffers in the spring as part of a global workforce shedding, the automaker still hired and expanded more in the state this year.

Elon Musk, following the successful re-election of Donald Trump, has fallen perfectly into the role of effectively running the country and puppeting the geriatric President Elect. Despite Musk’s best efforts to shut down the federal government,

Sales of the company’s cars are flagging, but investors are focusing on the potential of autonomous driving and Mr. Musk’s ties to President-elect Donald J. Trump.