Texas students lost about a decade of academic gains in math during the pandemic and roughly five years of progress in reading. Dallas students — many of whom are among North Texas’ most vulnerable kids — bore the brunt of COVID-19′s chaos. They were forced to navigate inconsistent internet access, food insecurity, job losses in their families and other trauma …

Delta Air Lines Inc. will increase service from Boston, adding two international destinations and boosting capacity about 24% over its previous peak, to better compete against an American Airlines Group Inc.-JetBlue Airways Corp. alliance that unifies the airport’s top two carriers. Delta will add nonstop flights to Tel Aviv on May 26 and Athens the next day, adding to existing …

The largest U.S. bank says it’s being shut out of underwriting municipal-bond deals in Texas after the state enacted a law banning government work with banks that limit business with the firearms industry. Due to the legislation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. won’t bid on business with public entities in Texas, a key market where the bank underwrote $3.6 billion of …

When Mike Collier announced in April he was exploring another candidacy for lieutenant governor, he had a clear path to the Democratic Party’s nomination and a subsequent rematch with Republican incumbent Dan Patrick. On Monday, when Collier officially launched his campaign by starting a multi-city swing through Texas, he did so knowing that he’ll now have a formidable rival on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was killed along a southeast Houston road Saturday night and the vehicle that struck him may not have had its headlights on, police said. It happened around 8 p.m. in the 9200 block of Clearwood Drive near the Gulf Freeway. The man was crossing the street when a white pickup truck traveling at a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A cool front is pushing through SE Texas, and it will bring spectacular weather back to Southeast Texas in the week ahead. Drier air lagging behind the front will slowly filter in through the morning Monday bringing much more comfortable weather to our forecast. Okay, you mentioned a front. How cool will it get? This front …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot to death, and three others were injured Sunday afternoon after a disturbance between neighbors in a southeast Houston mobile home park, according to officials. Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Mike Skillern said officers were called to the 10800 block of Telephone Road around 4:02 p.m. for a reported shooting. The shooting on …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A visitor from Dallas was shot to death Sunday morning at a large party on Houston’s south side. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday near Orem Drive and Hiram Clarke. Officers were in the area working a burglary call when they heard shots fired nearby and found a man unresponsive on the ground at a private …

HOUSTON, Texas — AL batting champion Yuli Gurriel hit a winning RBI single in the ninth inning, and the AL West champion Houston Astros headed to the postseason with a 7-6 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Gurriel hit .319 and became Houston’s second player to win a batting title after Jose Altuve in 2014, ’16 and ’17. Gurriel …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Bond was set Sunday morning for a former student charged in connection with Friday’s school shooting that injured a principal and sent students and staff fleeing for safety. Dexter Kelsey, 25, is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant and deadly conduct in connection with the incident. While Kelsey did not appear due to medical …