The National Security Stakes:
The Global Compute Race
Compute is the new steel, and artificial intelligence is the new oil. Where we build this infrastructure dictates who controls the future of technology and democratic values.
The race to build America's AI is happening right now, and the only real question is where the computing gets built.
If it does not get built here, it gets built somewhere we do not control. The Stargate project near Abilene launched as a $100 billion investment that its own backers called a way to protect America's national security. That is the scale of what is on the table.
Case Study: Project Stargate (Abilene, TX)
Launched in coordination with key national security stakeholders and introduced during briefings in Washington, **Project Stargate** is a flagship **$100 billion supercomputing buildout** near Abilene, Texas. Investors and defense analysts have explicitly tied this project to protecting the security of America and its allies. By securing gigawatts of reliable power in rural Texas, Stargate ensures the next generation of AI models are built on democratic soil, protected by Western legal standards.
Texas can lead this, on Texas terms. That beats the alternative every time.
Built in Texas
- • Complies with strict state-level SB 6 grid protections
- • Uses clean West Texas solar, wind, & batteries
- • Creates high-paying careers for Texas technicians
- • Subject to US security & intellectual property laws
Pushed Offshore
- • Dependent on foreign grid management & supply
- • Often powered by high-emission coal generation
- • Capital and operational tax revenue leaves the state
- • Vulnerable to foreign espionage and IP theft
Elevating the Conversation
Every local zoning debate, county planning hearing, and grid hookup discussion is a micro-front in this broader global race. Saying "yes" to data center projects in Texas is a direct contribution to national technological independence. By providing space, power, and local support, communities like Abilene and Bastrop County are actively strengthening America's digital perimeter.