Elon Musk and Donald Trump at the White House by Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox . Reporting Highlights Winning Record: In the Texas Capitol, where the vast majority of bills fail to pass, all but three of Elon Musk’s public priorities became law this legislative session. Company Gains: Musk’s wins include laws that will benefit companies like SpaceX and Tesla. Playing the Long Game: Musk has steadily invested his personal and professional capital in Texas over more than a decade. Most of his businesses are now headquartered here. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. Elon Musk was pleading. It was April 2013, and Musk stood at a podium in a small committee room in the basement of the Texas Capitol. The Tesla CEO asked the legislators gathered before him to change state law, al...