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Recently released performance data for the 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness administered this spring to students in third to eighth grade show some gains and declines among Hutto ISD students, compared to state averages.

The Texas Education Agency released statewide and district-specific test scores for the STAAR on June 16. Science scores will be released July 31.

What you need to know: Statewide trends show steady growth in reading scores, as well as gains in math and social studies.

The local impact: In HISD, data for passing scores show students performed at or above the state average on two exams, but below the state average on 11 exams.

Lucky Lab Coffee Co., a dog-friendly cafe, is expanding to Pflugerville.

The details: Lucky Lab has built a following across the Austin area with roots near the University of Texas' campus. The cafe offers locally roasted coffee from Third Coast Coffee and handcrafted snacks.

Construction is set to wrap up in October.

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.