Georgetown ISD students improved in almost all subjects and grade levels on the 2026 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, with the district performing at or above state averages on seven exams.

According to newly released data from the Texas Education Agency, GISD students improved their performances in all but four STAAR assessment categories.

By the numbers: Overall, GISD students performed better in math than in previous years but still largely remained below state-level. Though sixth-grade reading results were 2 points above the state average, the district was 1 or 2 points behind state results for all other reading exams.

What’s next: While students will still take the STAAR test for the upcoming academic year, three shorter tests administered throughout the year beginning fall 2027 will replace STAAR testing under House Bill 8.

Black Rock Coffee Bar opened May 30 in Leander near the border of Liberty Hill and Georgetown, a company spokesperson said.

What’s on the menu: The shop sells coffee, energy drinks, tea and other beverages. It also sells breakfast foods like pastries and egg bites all day.

One more thing: The new Black Rock Coffee Bar location is the ninth in the Austin area and 50th in Texas, according to the company’s website.

• 8481 W. Hwy. 29, Ste. 100, Leander

About two weeks shy of the anniversary of deadly flooding that devastated parts of Central Texas last summer, state lawmakers approved a 115-page report chronicling what they deemed “failures” at Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp where 27 young girls died.

The details: The family running Camp Mystic was not prepared to respond to a disaster in flood-prone Kerr County and did not act quickly enough to save campers’ lives, investigators said during a June 18 hearing at the Capitol.

Investigators Casey Garrett and Michael Massengale told lawmakers about recent interviews with teenage counselors who witnessed the July 4 tragedy, reiterating a key point from hearings earlier this year: all deaths at Camp Mystic could have been prevented if camp leaders had planned ahead and acted more quickly.

"Nobody had any idea what they needed to be doing, and it crippled them," Garrett said.

Looking ahead: Lawmakers adopted the investigative team’s report, which will be shared with legislative leaders as they draft additional policy changes in response to the flood during the 2027 state legislative session.