Friendswood ISD’s board of trustees continued refining a proposed bond package during its Jan. 28 workshop session, narrowing the total to $81.5 million.

The overview: Following additional discussion and revisions of drafts that were presented to the board on Jan. 28, the board ended the workshop with a four-proposition bond package reduced to $81.5 million.

The draft bond package includes:

• Proposition A: Critical infrastructure/lifecycle replacements and safety and security
• Proposition B: Westwood Elementary replacement
• Proposition C: Career and Agricultural Science Center
• Proposition D: Technology

Greek-Lebanese restaurant Cafe Petra opened a second location in Pearland at the beginning of January, staff said.

What they offer: The cafe offers traditional Greek and Lebanese dishes, including hummus, baba ganoush, gyros, falafel and moussaka, according to its website.

What else: Cafe Petra has seven locations throughout the Houston area, according to its website. 

• 11601 Shadow Creek Parkway, Ste. 119, Pearland

Campaign finance reports filed in January covering July 1-Dec. 31 show both Republican and Democratic candidates running for Harris County judge raised just over $1 million in total for their March primary election campaigns.

The bottom line: Seven of the nine candidates filed their reports with the Harris County Clerk’s Election Office, with Republican candidate and local firefighters union president Patrick “Marty” Lancton receiving the largest sum, over $500,000 in campaign contributions. Former Houston Mayor and Democratic candidate Annise Parker was second with over $416,000.

Also of note: No campaign finance reports were filed in January for Republican candidates Oscar Gonzalez and George Harry Zoes, according to the county election office.

On the ballot: To learn more about the Harris County judge candidates, head to their questionnaires on Community Impact’s election website.

Democratic primary candidates: here. Republican primary candidates: here.

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