A new location of exercise studio Pilates Addiction is coming to Cedar Park, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: Work to renovate the space for use as a Pilates studio is set to begin in November and wrap up in January, the filing states. Pilates Addiction blends classical Pilates technique with modern strength, cardio and core work, the company's website states. The Cedar Park location will be the fourth in the Austin area.

• 12301 W. Parmer Lane, Bldg. 3, Ste. 300, Cedar Park

From new school plans to property taxes and statewide test scores, here’s a roundup of recent education news impacting the Cedar Park and Leander area.

The highlights:

• Leander ISD is looking ahead to two new elementary schools as enrollment shifts, with plans that could move Mason Elementary students to a new campus closer to Travisso.

• LISD district officials also shared early design plans for New Hope High School, which will repurpose the former Faubion Elementary campus to offer students an alternative path to graduation.

• Austin Community College trustees approved a slight property tax rate increase, but falling property values mean the average homeowner’s ACC tax bill is expected to drop about $5 this year to $557.

• Across Texas, districts using the state-developed Bluebonnet Learning Curriculum saw slightly higher STAAR performance than districts that did not adopt it, according to new state data. More than half of Texas’ roughly 1,200 public school districts implemented at least one of the curriculum’s math or language arts programs during the 2025-26 school year.

In the first eight days of early voting in Williamson County, over 160,000 people have cast their ballots by mail or at the polls, based on reports from the county.

With one week until Election Day, 33.96% of registered voters in the county have voted.

By the numbers: There are 471,602 registered voters in Williamson County, according to county records. As of Oct. 26, 152,751 people have cast their ballots in person during early voting, with more sending mail-in votes, as well as casting limited and provisional ballots.

Williamson County Jester Annex ranks as the most popular early voting site, with more than 15,000 residents choosing to cast their ballot in the Georgetown facility.

What's next: Voters can utilize early voting at 25 sites in the county through Oct. 30. Polls are open until 7 p.m., and anyone in line before polls close will be able to cast a ballot.

Election Day is Nov. 3. Residents can check this county website for polling locations and wait times before heading to the ballot box.

The University of Texas at Austin unveiled the rebranded UT Dell Medicine, its academic health system anchored by Dell Medical School.

A closer look: The system is primed for a multi-billion-dollar expansion, with the planned UT Dell Medical Center coming to Northwest Austin. UT officials said the system combines patient care, research and education capacity, and unveiled its new name and logo Oct. 27.

More details: The cornerstone medical complex will be situated on 27 acres of the UT Campus for Advanced Research near The Domain. It'll include hundreds of patient beds and focus on cardiovascular, cancer, neurological, transplant and advanced intensive care. Cancer services will be developed and operated through a partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Initial site preparations begin a week after the October UT Dell Medicine ceremony, with the medical center expected to open in 2030.

New apartments in Austin, a Brazilian steakhouse in Cedar Park and a Burlington in Bastrop are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Rio Grande Apartments ($97.3 million): This building will house 300 student housing apartment units. The building will be 30 stories tall with a lobby, study spaces, pool deck and leasing, amenity and fitness areas.

2. Grace Learning Center ($25 million): This project involves constructing a four-story, 48,000-square-foot worship assembly building for Grace Covenant Church.

3. Fogo de Chao ($4.5 million): A Fogo de Chao location is coming to Cedar Park. The Brazilian steakhouse has a location in downtown Austin.

4. Burlington ($3.3 million): A Burlington is coming to Bastrop as part of the Burleson Crossing East development.

5. P. Terry’s ($950,000): A new P. Terry’s Burger Stand location is coming to Liberty Hill, with construction set to begin early next year.