LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that would restrict the participation of transgender student athletes on the first day of the 87th Legislature's third special session on September 20, 2021, in Austin, Texas.

Redistricting is one of 18 items on the agenda during the Texas legislative special session that begins July 21.

Musk had become more entrenched in Texas politics after the movement of both Tesla and SpaceX headquarters from California to the state.

The governor’s office said some of the correspondence with the billionaire and his companies contains “intimate” information that isn’t of “legitimate concern to the public.”