Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, said “build it in Texas” in response to a tweet by billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday about receiving “verbal” government approval to construct a Hyperloop transit system from Washington, D.C., to New York City.

“Texas should be building @ElonMusk Hyperloop,” Castro added on Twitter.

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