Several new stores have opened in Katy Mills Mall with more coming soon, mall officials confirmed. This list is not comprehensive.

Slime Faktory: The business invites children to play with formulations and make their own creations with slime.

• 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Ste. 712, Katy

• 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Ste. 234, Katy

• 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Ste. 563, Katy

• 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Ste. 316, Katy

EVO Entertainment has acquired the former Xscape Theatre property in Fulshear with plans to redevelop the site into a nearly 70,000-square-foot "entertainment destination," officials announced in a June 11 news release.

The details: The project will add approximately 35,000 square feet with new features, including:

• Bowling lanes

• Arcade games

• A full-service bar and restaurant

• Private event space

• Attractions such as laser tag, climbing walls, bumper cars and gravity ropes

The existing cinema will also undergo renovations including the addition of two premium format screens, per the release.

In their own words: "We are thrilled to bring EVO Entertainment to this vibrant and growing community," said Mitch Roberts, founder & CEO of EVO Entertainment. “This property has long served as a gathering place for local residents, and we are excited to expand upon that legacy while reimagining it for the next generation."

• 26616 FM 1093, Richmond

Fort Bend Transit will offer dedicated weekend transportation services from Sugar Land to World Cup events.

The transit service comes as Houston readies to host seven World Cup matches, including five group stages and two knockout-round games, Community Impact previously reported.

What you need to know: The Fan Express service will shuttle fans from the AMC Park & Ride in Sugar Land to both the MetroRail for NRG Stadium and the Houston Fan Festival, located at the corner of Bell Street and Bastrop Street, in East Downtown.

The bus, which operates on a first-come, first-served basis, will run June 14, June 20, June 26 and July 4 with $4 fares each way.

What else: Arrival and departure times are available on the Fort Bend Transit's website and are dependent on each day’s match schedule.

The Texas Education Agency released results June 10 from this year’s State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness end-of-course exams.

The overview: High school students who took the year-end exams this spring made gains in all subjects, TEA data shows. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said students’ academic progress was due to “focused instruction and high expectations” in the classroom.

What you need to know: Individual STAAR results are shared through the state assessment portal. Each Texas student receives a unique access code for their results. Families can find the code on the first page of their child’s report card or contact their school, according to the TEA.

Texas public school students in third through 12th grade take the exam each spring, and it is used to measure student progress and teacher performance.

What's next: The TEA is scheduled to release STAAR scores for third- through eighth-grade students June 16.