AUSTIN (July 8, 2009)--Gov. Rick Perry's re-election campaign says it raised $4.2 million over a nine-day period at the end of June.

That's nearly twice what Perry collected in the same period four years ago as he prepared for his 2006 re-election bid.

It also says it has $9.3 million in available cash.

Midyear fund-raising figures are due to be filed with the Texas Ethics Commission next week.

There was no word Wednesday afternoon on the amount raised by his rival for the GOP nomination for governor, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

She reported having nearly $8 million in campaign cash at the end of 2008, most of it transferred from her federal campaign account.

While Hutchison could freely raise money for her gubernatorial bid this year, Perry was banned from doing so because of the five-month legislative session and the veto period that followed it.

He was able to raise money starting June 22, shortly before the reporting cutoff date at the end of the month.