Tension filled the room at City Hall during a special council meeting Tuesday as the District 1 candidates cast lots to name a winner after a runoff election showed a tie β a first for Corpus Christi. During the eight-minute meeting, Mayor Paulette Guajardo explained that Roy and Lerma would roll a die to determine who would go first in drawing from a box full of numbered pebbles. Whoever had the highest number on his pebble would be deemed the winner. After Guajardo announced Roy as the winner, Lerma shook hands with Roy and quickly exited the chambers.
Attempts to reach Lerma via phone for comment were unsuccessful Tuesday. Roy said that with the win, he will be able to continue his work for District 1 and the city. I'm a banker, so I watch those type of things. I'm seeing people struggling and I want to help the people in Corpus Christi be successful. An electronic recount and a manual recount showed the candidates tied with 1, votes.
The casting of lots was used as a tiebreaker in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Roy will be sworn in a special ceremony, along with the other new council members, at City Hall Tuesday, Jan. More: It's cold out there. Here's where you can get warm at no cost in Corpus Christi.
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