The U.S. economy is at a crossroads. AI threatens to take millions of jobs but also raise productivity by trillions of dollars. Tariffs are reworking international trade with overseas investors seeking to avoid tariffs by building production in America. And China, searching for markets to unload their manufacturing surplus is seeking ways to hold onto market share and forestall further decoupling. Meanwhile, Texas stands at the epicenter of producing the energy needed to power the AI revolution. How will it play out?