How HISD students performed on just-released STAAR results

Plus: How the heatwave is affecting restaurants. Yuli finally gets his ring.

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The TEA just released STAAR test results. Here's how HISD did.

Here's where HISD students maintained their performance levels, and where they saw drops in grades three through eight on the reading, math, science and social studies exams.

 

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Photo by: Jon Shapley, Staff Photographer Antonio Armstrong Jr. sues Houston officials as jurors continue deliberating During their deliberations, Armstrong filed a surprise civil lawsuit alleging that the Houston Police Department planted bloodstain evidence on his clothes — only for it to be found, on a whim, days before the third trial.

 

Photo by: Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News Nearly 80% of Texas buoy barrier is on Mexican side of Rio Grande, filing says An international group determined that 787 feet of the 995-foot barrier is floating on the Mexican side of the river.

 

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer Harris County asks for emergency order temporarily blocking law that would abolish elections office Senate Bill 1750, which was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, is set to go into effect Sept. 1, just weeks before a high-turnout election with Houston's mayoral race at the top of the ballot.

 

Photo by: Brett Coomer/Staff Photographer Tomlinson: Why Texas regulators refuse to investigate role pipelines played in 2021 blackouts While other states investigate pipeline companies' role in price gouging during the winter storm of 2021, only a private lawsuit digs into pipelines' role in grid failure in Texas.

 

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Pick of the Day

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Shipley Do-Nuts is rolling out pumpkin spice donuts for the first time

The Houston staple is adding pumpkin spice doughnuts to its lineup for the first time in celebration of the season that many Texans are pining for.

 

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What else is going on

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley, Staff Photographer Unrelenting Texas heatwave is taking a toll on Houston restaurants Many restaurants are struggling with the effects of this summer's triple-digit temps -- fewer customers, broken A/C units and sky-high bills.

 

Photo by: Megan Briggs, Getty Images Astros give Yuli Gurriel special treatment during ring ceremony Usually, it's just manager Dusty Baker presenting the World Series ring to former players, but several Astros wanted to be a part of the ceremony for Yuli Gurriel.

 

Photo by: Melissa Phillip, Staff Photographer Houston's oldest commercial airport provides rare look at how weather data is collected The observations gathered at Hobby do not just describe current weather, though. They also get ingested into the weather models meteorologists use to forecast future weather patterns.

 

Photo by: Jason Fochtman/Staff Photographer Texas is one of states most affected by natural disasters A WalletHub study shows Texas ranks in the top five for states impacted most by natural disasters that cost more than $1 billion dollars.

 

Photo by: Jason Fochtman, Staff Photographer Conroe man's 'Silent Love' dream burger coming to Burger Fresh in September  Chris Folkman's "Silent Love" burger won the "My Dream Burger" contest at Conroe's Burger Fresh & More in August. His burger will be featured on the restaurant's menu for the month of September.

 

Photo by: Elizabeth Conley/Staff Photographer Oxy to buy Canadian carbon capture company for $1.1B as it aims to quell warming climate The company has taken an aggressive approach to reposition itself as a carbon management company.

 

Chris Shelton, Audience producer chris.shelton@houstonchronicle.com

 

 

 

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