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Eanes ISD received an "A" rating from the Texas Education Agency's A-F accountability rating system in 2025-26, scoring 94 points out of a possible 100 points. The TEA released the 2025-26 ratings for Texas school districts Aug. 14.

Something to note: The accountability rating system was established during the 2017 legislative session. According to the TEA, ratings are based on measures of student achievement including State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR tests; graduation rates; and college, career and military readiness outcomes. "A," "B" and "C" ratings are considered passing, while "D" and "F" are failing ratings.

The details: Seven of EISD's campuses received an "A" rating, while one campus, Cedar Creek Elementary, received a "B." Cedar Creek was also the only campus to have a one-letter-grade decline compared to 2024-25. 

The Lake Travis Community Library Bookmobile celebrates 10 years of providing books, mobile hotspots and other library services to the Lake Travis community.

The overview: The bookmobile, a “library on wheels,” stops at various locations throughout Lake Travis including preschools, assisted living facilities, RV parks, food pantries and neighborhoods to provide mobile library services and deliver requested materials.

The details: To celebrate the anniversary, the bookmobile will be giving away special anniversary stickers and bookmarks throughout the month of September.
 

• www.laketravislibrary.org/visit/bookmobile

A Travis County-funded feasibility study has found no engineering dealbreakers for a 125 mph passenger rail line connecting Austin and San Antonio, Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced Aug. 20.

The roughly $13.5 billion project would run largely on public right-of-way along SH 130 and I-10, cutting travel time between the two cities to 55-65 minutes, according to county documents.

"Central Texas has studied passenger rail before, and we cannot wait another 30 years to study it again," Brown said in the release.

What you need to know: The line would connect Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to a terminus near downtown San Antonio's Alamodome, with connectivity to the existing San Antonio Amtrak Station, and run independently of freight trains, per the study.

How we got here: Commissioners voted unanimously in October 2025 to hire HNTB for about $125,000 to study SH 130 and I-10 as an alternative to the congested I-35 corridor.

Check out these trending stories from the Austin area Aug. 17-20. 

1. The Farm Fresh Network brings locally grown food to Texas schools

2. Hutto, Williamson County poised for $674M Blue Origin facility

3. Eagles Nest Street extension moves forward in Round Rock

4. 4 changes Bastrop drivers should know near Sendero, Burleson Crossing

5. Local Georgetown bakery celebrates 5-year anniversary

6. New Braunfels ISD receives 'B' rating from TEA for the 2025-26 school year