Topic - West Texas

West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas. - Source: Wikipedia

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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)

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This Sept. 26, 2015 photo shows former Texas Tech football coach Spike Dykes walking the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lubbock, Texas. Dykes, the folksy West Texas native who led Texas Tech to its only Cotton Bowl when that game was reserved for the Southwest Conference champion, has died, Monday, April 10, 2017. He was 79. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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