East Texas sits on a goldmine of lithium. Questions loom about regulation.

East Texas sits on a goldmine of lithium. Questions loom about regulation.

The exterior of Energy X’s location in Hooks, Texas (Photo by Michael Cavazos/The Texas Tribune) TEXARKANA — When Scott Norton became president of the TexAmericas Center, he hoped the industrial park would attract employers that would bring much-needed jobs to North East Texas. Little did he know the industrial center would sit atop one of the country’s largest and richest lithium deposits, known as the Smackover Formation, and would also become…