The Harris County justice of the peace has not answered questions about purchases recorded in 2023 and 2025 as early voting approaches.

Financial records from the Harris County auditor’s office list a cinema camera, Apple AirPods Max headphones, professional sound equipment, promotional displays and a $41,970 Chevrolet SUV among purchases for Justice of the Peace Dolores Lozano’s office.

A review by Katy Christian Magazine identified $45,931.94 in payments to an electronics vendor and a promotional-products vendor during August and September 2023. A separate vehicle purchase recorded in September 2025 brings the combined spending examined here to $87,901.94. All of those entries identify the county’s general fund as their funding source.

Lozano, a Democrat who leads the Precinct 2, Place 2 court in Pasadena, faces Republican Jack Ezell on the Nov. 3 ballot. Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19. The county ballot also includes other justice-court races, including Mark Fury’s bid to return to the Precinct 5, Place 2 bench.

Her court handles evictions, small claims, traffic violations and truancy. These courts decide disputes over housing and money that can have immediate consequences for families.

Katy Christian Magazine contacted Lozano seeking an explanation of how the equipment and promotional materials were used for court operations, programs or community events. The magazine also asked who was assigned to use the SUV and what duties it supported. Lozano had not responded as of Oct. 16.

The records establish the amounts charged to the office and the descriptions attached to those charges. Purchase approvals, equipment assignments and usage logs were not included in the materials reviewed. The records do not establish personal or campaign use of the items.

KCM’s earlier reporting on court operations at Harris County’s Clay Road courthouse examined the allocation of court time and public space.

The B&H Foto & Electronics entries total $25,688.05 and carry accounting dates from Aug. 29 through Sept. 11, 2023.

Entries recorded Aug. 29 under one invoice number account for $17,848.83. They include a Canon EOS R5 C cinema camera listed at $3,991, a Canon RF 15-35 mm lens at $2,194.60 and a Canon RF 70-200 mm lens at $2,593.80.

The same invoice number includes Apple AirPods Max headphones at $470.89 and a Bose L1 Pro32 sound system at $3,298. Other lines describe video lighting, a projector, a microphone system, an audio mixer, carrying cases and accessories.

Additional B&H entries recorded in September include a Microsoft Studio 2+ computer at $4,490.99 and an XGIMI Horizon Pro 4K UHD projector at $1,382.56.

KCM has also sought cost figures and evidence of public benefit for Katy’s Flock camera system.

Payments to Identity Plus LLC total $20,243.89 during August and September 2023. Those entries cover tents, banners, display materials, water bottles, table coverings, shirts and caps.

A group of entries recorded Sept. 11 under invoice number 3961 totals $14,749. The largest line is $6,460 for an item described as a “10′ PREMIUM TENT KIT.” Other lines list tent walls, a standard tent, banners and a floor-display wrap kit.

The spreadsheet provides no quantity for the premium tent-kit line, so the $6,460 represents the recorded charge for that entry. Original invoices would be needed to establish how many kits or components it covered.

An August entry lists $1,131.21 for 36 shirts. September entries totaling $4,363.68 describe additional apparel and caps, with some descriptions referring to logos.

Community outreach figures prominently in Lozano’s own description of her work. Her campaign website lists back-to-school drives, free estate-planning events and National Night Out appearances among her accomplishments.

“Justice isn’t only about what happens in the courtroom – it’s about what happens in the community,” the website states.

Tents and sound equipment could be used at such events. Katy Christian Magazine asked Lozano which court programs or events the purchases supported and sought examples or documentation of their use.

The vehicle transaction appears in a Sept. 3, 2025, entry recording a $41,970 payment to Caldwell Country Chevrolet II LLC. The description identifies a 2026 Chevrolet Traverse SUV, and the expenditure is classified under “VEHICLES OVER 5000 CAP.”

The payment entry does not identify an assigned driver, whether the SUV replaced another county vehicle or the duties requiring its use. The magazine’s questions about the vehicle’s assignment and official use also remain unanswered.

Separate eviction-program expenses

The records also contain accounting adjustments involving the eviction-diversion program operated jointly by Lozano’s court and Justice of the Peace Steven Duble’s Precinct 1, Place 2 court.

The original National Center for State Courts grant awarded $295,380 to the two courts together. A 2025 amendment approved by Commissioners Court added $96,460, bringing the combined award to $391,840 and extending the grant through Sept. 30, 2026. The county’s explanation says the additional funding would cover half the salary of an eviction-diversion facilitator in each court for another year.

Journal entries dated July 1, 2025, reclassify $54,000 in salary and benefit expenses from the eviction-grant fund to the general fund. Another set dated Aug. 26, 2026, reclassifies $11,498.96 and carries the description “Reclass GY24_EVICTION overages.”

Together, those entries assign $65,498.96 in expenses to the general fund that had previously been charged to the grant. The matching entries document a change in which fund bears the costs; they do not explain the reasons for the adjustments.

The camera equipment, promotional materials and SUV entries were recorded separately in the general fund, without the eviction-grant project identifier. The $65,498.96 in reclassified program expenses is separate from the $87,901.94 in vendor purchases examined in this article.

Early voting continues through Oct. 30, and Election Day is Nov. 3. Harris County voters can find polling locations, hours and their sample ballots through the county’s elections website. Readers can consult Katy Christian Magazine’s 2026 general-election voter guides or download printable guides for Harris County and Fort Bend County.

Feature photo: Judge Dolores Lozano, Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 2, via Harris County government website