A $16 billion natural gas project is set to be completed in East Texas following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. East Texas Rep. Cody Harris, whose district includes Anderson County, said the project would create roughly 3,000 long-term, high-paying jobs and give local taxing entities room to lower property taxes. The project is part of a larger $550 billion agreement between the United States and Japan in 2025, where Japan will invest $550bn into projects across the US in exchange for a reduced 15% tariff on all U.S. imports of Japanese products. The new Anderson County natural gas hub will be operated by NextEra Energy Resources and generate up to 5.2 gigawatts of power for the Texas electricity grid.