Klein ISD students in grades third through eighth outscored state averages in every subject in the Spring 2026 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness exams.

The breakdown: KISD’s 2026 STAAR scores show that half of the grade levels tested saw an increase in passing math scores compared to the previous year, and half saw an increase in passing reading scores.

Students saw improved performance year-over-year in all exams except:

• Third grade math
• Sixth grade math
• Seventh grade math
• Third grade reading
• Fourth grade reading
• Sixth grade reading

A second Cordovan Art School location is coming to Spring on Gosling Road, per a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations filing.

The details: Offering art camps and classes, Cordovan Art School intends to provide a space for artists of all skill levels, according to their website. Cordovan Art School hosts different types of art parties and events, such as:

• The Rio Pottery Painting

• The Monte Carlo Pottery Painting

• The Louvre Canvas Painting

• The Davinci Pottery Wheel

Cordovan Art Schools also house pottery parlors, their paint your own pottery studios, per their website.

• Opening TBD

• 24527 Gosling Road, Ste. H2, Spring

Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina permanently closed all company-owned restaurants in mid-June, according to an emailed statement from OTB Hospitality.

The overview: The company made the decision through an “evaluation of the business,” according to the statement.

“On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has made the difficult decision to move forward with a significant transition in its restaurant operations, which [included] the closing of company-owned locations by end of day Friday, June 12, 2026,” the statement read. “This decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly.”

The statement added that the franchised locations will remain open.

Some background: A news release from Houston-based Pappas Restaurants, the parent company of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and Pappasito’s Cantina, stated that the organization purchased On the Border May 1.

The restaurant offered nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and burritos, according to its menu.

• Company-owned locations closed June 12

So much news, so little time? Community Impact can catch you up to speed with a roundup of five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from June 15-19.

1. Conroe police chief addresses concerns with Flock safety cameras
2. Conroe ISD approves 2026-27 employee compensation plan at June 16 regular meeting
3. Galaxy All-Abilities Park now open in Sugar Land
4. Advanced air mobility taking flight in Greater Houston
5. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, League City UTMB facilities to undergo expansions

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.