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 had an eventful 2024, what with his hard push into right-wing politics and leveraging his X social media platform and considerable influence to