After agreeing to some concessions, Musk got the OK from the West Lake Hills City Council to keep the fencing around his local home — with some changes.

The world's richest man isn't unfamiliar with raking in plenty of cash — but he's also earned the ire of some residents in his Austin-area neighborhood for some permit violations on one of his boujee Texas mansions.

Elon Musk got his way in West Lake Hills ... Musk is said to reside primarily in a $50,000 home near Starbase, the site of his SpaceX launch facility in South Texas.

But, this week, Musk is about to square off against a far different adversary: his neighbors.

Ahead of the devastating July 4 floods that killed over 100 people in Central Texas, several National Weather Service offices were operating with critical staff shortages, largely due to federal cuts pushed by the Department of Government Efficiency,

President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on 14 countries. In other Trump administration news: The Department of Veterans Affairs said it will no longer be forced to carry out a large reduction in workforce, unlike other agencies. Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

Elon Musk’s team of Texas lobbyists during the 2025 legislative session did not rival those of huge energy and telecommunications companies, which typically employ dozens of people to represent them. But Musk and his companies still hired more lobbyists this year than any other since 2021, according to data from the Texas Ethics Commission.

Ana Navarro slammed President Donald Trump for sidestepping the “death, sorrow, and tragedy in Texas ” to spar with his “former bromance partner” Elon Musk.