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Costly resort splits small Texas town of Lajitas
LAJITAS Texas AP A remote Rio Grande enclave once famed for a goat mayor and a trading post is transformed by Austin millionaire Steve Smith. His 18 hole championship golf course private air strip and planned 1000 homes draw critics who fear waste and environmental strain while water energy limits bite locals. Smith touts a self contained water plant and profitable center for Big Bend Ranch State Park. Ten years on the plan lurches forward after years of losses with only five houses and ten condos sold.
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Lajitas, Texas
Rio Grande
Texas
Big Bend National Park
Austin
Ultimate
Mexico
Steve Smith
Smith
Lajitas
el Paso
Terlingua
K.T. Misener
Misener
Lloyd van Horn
Big Bend Ranch State Park
van Horn