Elon Musk and his Space X project have pretty much solidified their presence in Texas and now it seems he wants to run the state completely. At the least, he wants control over a certain (beautiful) chunk of it, including what property owners do with their land.
For those across the country that don't deal with tornadoes. You probably won't think this affects you much. However, Texans are keeping an eye on the changes going on at the NOAA.