Austin ISD students topped the state average on five of 13 spring 2026 STAAR exams, according to scores the Texas Education Agency released June 16, while posting mixed results in math, especially in the middle grades.

By the numbers: AISD outpaced the state in reading and language arts across third through fifth grade and in eighth grade math and social studies. Math results were more uneven: AISD matched the state in third and fifth grade, trailed in fourth, sixth and seventh grade, and beat the state in eighth grade.

Seventh grade math saw the steepest year-over-year drop, with the passing rate falling from 37% in 2024-25 to 32% this year. TEA attributes part of that decline to a shrinking pool of test takers, as more students move into Algebra I before high school.

What's next: Science scores for fifth and eighth grade are delayed until July 31. Starting in the 2026-27 school year, only students taking the Algebra I end-of-course exam will skip the seventh grade math STAAR.

Deep Eddy Pool will be closed June 22-28 due to repairs.

What's happening: A fill inlet valve at the pool, located at 401 Deep Eddy Ave., broke earlier this year, according to the city. The issue is interfering with pool filling operations during morning openings.

The city expects Deep Eddy Pool to reopen June 29 following the one-week repair process, barring any weather-related delays.

The closure comes as the nearby Barton Springs Pool remains closed until further notice as a result of heavy rains and flooding earlier this week.

In the meantime, the city encouraged residents to visit any of Austin's more than 30 other public pools that remain open. Updates on pool and park closures are also available online.

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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.