BURNET — A third-place tie in the race for a seat on the City Council could be decided by a recount May 27.
If not, another election will be held June 30, officials said.
“This (recount) is a (state) requirement,” City Secretary Kelly Dix said during a council meeting May 24.
Both Carlos "Buddy" Coker and Philip Thurman emerged from the May 14 election with 166 votes, according to Barbara Agnew, the Burnet County elections administrator.
IN PHOTO: City Council candidates Philip Thurman (left) and Carlos 'Buddy' Coker are tied at 166 votes before the start of a recount May 24. Thurman and Coker sat together amicably during the council meeting May 24. Staff photo by Raymond V. Whelan
