MAYPEARL, Texas (AP) - All 13 operational school buses in
Maypearl were found with at least one tire slashed at a replacement
cost of up to $4,000.
     
Maypearl Independent School District superintendent Lynn Dehart
wants to know who is responsible for the damage and why.
     
The tires were replaced in time for students to be transported
as usual Monday afternoon in Maypearl, a town of about 950.
     
The vandalism was discovered Monday morning, forcing families to
find alternate transportation for their children.
     
The Cowboy Bank of Texas in Maypearl is offering a $2,000 reward
for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the tire
slasher.
     
Maypearl is located 40 miles southwest of Dallas.
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Information from: KTVT-TV, http://www.cbs11tv.com
     
     
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