Connectivity issues cause some Texas school districts to cancel online STAAR testing Many Texas school districts are administering the STAAR tests online for the first time this year. Credit: Erich Schlegel for USA Today Network via REUTERS (Source: Texas Tribune) By Gary Bass | April 6, 2021 at 12:07 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 2:40 PM TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Some Texas school districts have been experiencing connectivity issues as their students take online versions of the Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test. Sheila Adams, a spokeswoman for Lufkin ISD, said the school district’s 9th graders, about 74 4th graders, and about 70 7th graders have had problems with the online testing.