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A section of Highway 349 north of Midland photographed on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The portion of Highway 349 between Lubbock and Midland is being considered for the southern extension of Interstate 27. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)

Permian Basin leaders make case for new interstate route

By BOB CAMPBELL - Associated Press

Descendants of slave owner, slave reunite as family

By PAUL GUZZO and The Tampa Bay Times - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Midland County Sheriff's Office shows Troy Lee Wilson. Wilson has been arrested after authorities say he killed one person and injured another when he opened fire several times last week on people whose vehicles stalled in the Odessa area of West Texas. Wilson of Odessa was arrested and charged Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, with murder and evading arrest. The 36-year-old remained jailed Tuesday on $550,000 bond. An affidavit says that in four incidents last week Wilson shot at people after offering to help with their vehicles. (Midland County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Odessa man accused of fatally shooting man whose car stalled

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This undated photo provided by the City of Odessa via FBI shows Seth Aaron Ator. The gunman in a West Texas rampage "was on a long spiral of going down" and had been fired from his oil services job the morning he killed seven people, calling 911 both before and after the shooting began, authorities said Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. (City of Odessa/FBI via AP)

Odessa shooter sparked police concerns 8 years before attack

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Crime scene tape surrounds the home of Seth Aaron Ator, the alleged gunman in a West Texas rampage Saturday, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, near Odessa, Texas. Officers killed 36-year-old Ator on Saturday outside a busy Odessa movie theater after a spate of violence that spanned 10 miles (16 kilometers), killing multiple people and injuring around two dozen others. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Official: Feds search home for link to gun in Texas shooting

By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 photo, the Permian High School football team practices in Odessa, Texas. Far more than the final score will be on the line as two grief-stricken cities shaken by mass shootings weeks apart turn to the proud Texas tradition of high school football as part of the healing process. Perhaps no team symbolizes the tradition more than Permian, which are hosting Thursday's game in Odessa against the Franklin High School Cougars from El Paso. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

2 Texas cities seek comfort from football after shootings

By JAMIE STENGLE - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the City of Odessa via FBI shows Seth Aaron Ator. The gunman in a West Texas rampage "was on a long spiral of going down" and had been fired from his oil services job the morning he killed seven people, calling 911 both before and after the shooting began, authorities said Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. (City of Odessa/FBI via AP)

Seth Ator private purchase of gun allowed Odessa shooter to evade background check

By Paul J. Weber and Jake Bleiberg and Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

Katelyn Cooper pets a comfort dog during a vigil, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, in Odessa, Texas, for victims of a shooting spree the day before. (Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram via AP)

Texas shooter got gun at private sale; denied in 2014 check

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Mail vehicle, right, which was involved in Saturday's shooting, sits outside the Cinergy entertainment center in Odessa, Texas. The mass shooting in West Texas spread terror over more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) as the gunman, Seth Aaron Ator, fired from behind the wheel of a car. Ator zigzagged through Midland and Odessa, two closely intertwined cities now brought closer by tragedy. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

West Texas shooting brings 2 intertwined cities even closer

By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

Celeste Lujan, left, and Yasmin Natera hold a sign in honor of Leilah Hernandez during a vigil for victims of the shooting spree the day before, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin quad, in Odessa, Texas. (Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram via AP)

FBI: West Texas gunman ‘was on a long spiral of going down’

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

Officials continue to work the scene, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Odessa, Texas, where teenager Leilah Hernandez was fatally shot at a car dealership during Saturday's shooting rampage. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Seth Aaron Ator on ‘spiral down’ before being fired: FBI says

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Celeste Lujan, left, and Yasmin Natera hold a sign in honor of Leilah Hernandez during a vigil for victims of the shooting spree the day before, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin quad, in Odessa, Texas. (Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram via AP)

The Latest: Neighbor says gunman was “violent, aggressive”

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A drilling rig can be seen behind the home of Seth Ator, the alleged gunman in a West Texas rampage Saturday, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, near Odessa, Texas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Seth Ator neighbor calls Odessa shooter ‘violent, aggressive person’

By Paul J. Weber and Jake Bleiberg - Associated Press

Law enforcement officials process the crime scene Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in Odessa, Texas, from Saturday's shooting which ended with the alleged shooter being shot dead by police in a stolen mail van, right. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Seth Aaron Ator called police, FBI after being fired before Odessa shooting: Police

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An Odessa police officer escort bystanders away from an area investigated for a shooting in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, following a deadly shooting. Several people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and a few law enforcement officers were among the injured. (Jacy Lewis/Reporter-Telegram via AP)

The Latest: West Texas residents grieve at prayer vigil

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents speak with a local police officer in a gravel lot next to an Odessa, Texas, movie theater Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, where authorities say the suspected shooter in Saturday's rampage was killed. The death toll in the West Texas shooting rampage increased to Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting over a dozen people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater. (AP Photo/Jake Bleiberg)

Seth Aaron Ator identified as Odessa shooter

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Authorities cordon off a part of the sidewalk in the 5100 block of E. 42nd Street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. (Mark Rogers/Odessa American via AP)

Seth Aaron Ator background probed for Odessa shooting motive

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A man prays outside of the Medical Center Hospital Emergency room in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, following a shooting at random in the area of Odessa and Midland. Several people were dead after a gunman who hijacked a postal service vehicle in West Texas shot more than 20 people, authorities said Saturday. The gunman was killed and a few law enforcement officers were among the injured. (Mark Rogers/Odessa American via AP)

Police say no explanation yet for Texas shooting frenzy

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG - Associated Press

In this image made from video provided by Dustin Fawcett, police officers guard on a street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Police said there are &quot;multiple gunshot victims&quot; in West Texas after reports of two suspects opening fire on Saturday in the area of Midland and Odessa. (Dustin Fawcett via AP)

At least 5 dead in Texas shooting rampage after traffic stop

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

In this image made from video provided by Dustin Fawcett, police officers guard on a street in Odessa, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Police said there are "multiple gunshot victims" in West Texas after reports of two suspects opening fire on Saturday in the area of Midland and Odessa. (Dustin Fawcett via AP)

5 dead, at least 21 injured in Texas shootings, police say

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