HURRAY FOR TEXAS: First rare earth processing facility outside of China to be built in Texas.

UPDATE: From the comments:

8 hours ago

OPEC: “We have the world in our grasp with our control of OIL!”
Texas: “Hey look at this basin chock full of oil gas we just happen to have here”

China: “We will size control of the world by limiting these RARE EARTHS we are in control of!”
Texas: “Well shucks, turns out all our least desirable dirt is just full of those Rare Earth things!”

Come on Texas, leave a little money for the rest of the U.S.!

Heh.