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- Mid-year campaign finance reports for Harris County judge race show $2.88M in contributions to Hidalgo, del Moral Mealer since February.

Campaign finance reports received by the Harris County Office of the Elections Administrator on July 15 show $2.88M in total contributions between Feb. 20-June 30 to the two candidates for Harris County judge, with incumbent Lina Hidalgo raising $1.15 million and Alexandra del Moral Mealer raising over $1.72 million.

As an incumbent, Hidalgo is required to report contributions and expenditures every January and July during her term as county judge, according to the filing schedule from the Texas Ethics Commission. Her report from July reflects contributions made between Feb. 20—just before the March 1 primary—and June 30. Del Moral Mealer filed two reports covering the same time period: a May 16 runoff report and the July 15 mid-year report.

- Harris County Commissioners Court preview: Possible bond vote, $36.7M for electronic tollways.

Harris County commissioners will meet Aug. 2 for their first session this month and may cast an informal vote to adopt a $1 billion-1.2 billion bond issue for the November election, approve a total of $36.7 million for electronic tollways and discuss a study on county attrition rates.

The agenda for Commissioners Court is released at 9 a.m. on the Friday before each meeting.