Quirky Marfa feeling effects of soaring popularity

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MARFA, Texas (AP) — Marfa’s rise as a hip and cultural mecca has made the quirky small Texas town not so picture-perfect for many residents living there.

The San Antonio Express-News reported Sunday (http://bit.ly/1qwYIbm ) that reappraisals this summer of all homes and businesses in rural Presidio County this summer instantly doubled the tax base to $1.14 billion.

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