Corpus Christi rolled out an unconventional tie-breaker method to decide the fate of a City Council seat — rolling dice and drawing marbles.

After a casting of lots, incumbent City Councilman Everett Roy bested former councilman Billy Lerma for the District 1 seat.

Incumbent candidate Everett Roy and his opposing candidate Billy Lerma faced off in a final match up at City Hall on Tuesday ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Both Corpus Christi City Council District 1 candidates, incumbent Everett Roy and former councilman Billy Lerma, confirmed to 3NEWS that the manual recount ended in a tie.

A manual recount intended to determine the ultimate winner of Corpus Christi City Council’s District 1 race is expected to get underway Monday and Tuesday, according to city officials.

Candidates in the District 1 runoff election are incumbent City Councilman Everett Roy and former councilman Billy Lerma. Each candidate received 1,916 votes, according to the runoff election ...

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and ...

As KRIS 6 News first reported, votes were tied at 1,916 votes following a runoff between incumbent Everett Roy and former City Councilor Billy Lerma this month. According to state law, that tie ...

As KRIS 6 News reported, the results of the runoff election had candidates incumbent Everett Roy and Billy Lerma tied at 1,916 votes, which triggered an automatic recount. Lerma filed a petition ...

"It will be presented at the special meeting." Candidates in the District 1 runoff election are incumbent City Councilman Everett Roy and former councilman Billy Lerma. Each candidate received 1,916 ...