According to a recent article by The Drive, even once Tesla officially opens its new car factory in Texas, coined Giga Austin, it won't actually be allowed to sell Texas-built Teslas to Texas residents. Instead, it will have to ship the cars out of Texas only to then reverse course and sell them to Texas residents from elsewhere.

You're probably asking, why in the heck did Tesla CEO Elon Musk agree to build a factory in Texas, promote the heck out of the area, move there himself, and create thousands of jobs if Texas had planned to stick it to Tesla all along?

While we don't have any concrete details, it seems Musk was banking on Texas revisiting the laws and rules associated with franchised dealerships in the state. And, while that may have been the hope or plan, the Texas legislature has reportedly run out of time to make any changes. Sadly, according to The Drive, the group won't meet again until 2023.

Hopefully, there's some sort of wiggle room here, or perhaps Musk and Tesla can pull some strings to get the lawmakers to schedule a special session, but don't count on it. Musk responded to a Tweet of The Drive article as follows: