Liberty Hill City Council appointed community advocate and Butler Farms resident Lacy Scott to the Place 5 seat on City Council Aug. 12, after former council member Wade Ashley moved outside the city limits and resigned his seat.

The details: Ashley resigned effective July 28, as required by the city charter, city documents state. Ashley said during his last city council meeting that he moved because he got married. Council member Diane Williams recommended Scott to fill the vacancy. Scott will serve out the rest of Ashley’s term, which ends May 1, 2027.

What they’re saying: “I’m a teacher and coach by nature. My priorities are very simple: God, family and community—and I love this community,” Scott said at the meeting.

Williams said she recommended Scott because of her “proven grassroots engagement and strong community leadership” on behalf of the Butler Farms neighborhood.

A new Bach to Rock music school is coming to a location in Liberty Hill near the Georgetown border, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

The details: Renovations to prepare the building for use as a music school are expected to be completed in the fall, the filing states. The school works to make learning music fun by encouraging students to play what they love, its website states. Bach to Rock has more than 50 locations across the country, including one in Cedar Park.

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Check out some of the most-read stories about the Austin area from Aug. 10-13. 

1. Franklin Barbecue to temporarily close in East Austin

2. Cedar Park officials approve $5.6M for transportation, community projects

3. New running shoe store to open in San Marcos outlets

4. Claw machine arcade coming soon to New Braunfels

5. Discount Tire opens second location in Georgetown

6. H-E-B plans store upgrades in Pflugerville

Ahead of the 2026-27 school year, public school leaders in Community Impact’s coverage areas shuttered at least nine individual schools to respond to repeated state accountability issues and stave off state intervention. A new Texas Education Agency rule may make it harder for districts to do so in the future.

The details: Beginning Aug. 16, if a district closes a D- or F-rated campus and transfers the largest share of students from the closed campus to a school with a C, D or F rating, the closed campus’ rating will be assigned to the new campus. 

Districts will only avoid transferring a shuttered school’s rating history if they relocate a plurality of students to an A- or B-rated campus.

Stay tuned: The TEA is scheduled to release A-F ratings for the 2025-26 school year on Aug. 14. If a school receives five failing ratings in a row, the TEA is required under state law to close that campus or replace the district’s board of trustees with a state-appointed board of managers.