Houston Public MediaJun 30, 2025

A favorable coin toss Monday gave Bianca Valerio another term on the Pasadena City Council. She and challenger Bruce Leamon tied with 272 votes apiece in a June 7 runoff election.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/06/30/525262/up-in-the-air-pasadena-city-council-member-bianca-valerio-wins-coin-flip-to-retain-seat/

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Up in the air: Pasadena City Council member Bianca Valerio wins coin flip to retain seat

Valerio, an incumbent, defeated challenger Bruce Leamon on Monday as a coin toss decided the race for Position B on the city council. Each received 272 votes in a June 7 runoff election.

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Houston Public MediaJun 23, 2025

Having exhausted all other options, the City of Pasadena will be relying on a coin flip next week to determine the winner of a city council election that ended in a tie. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/06/23/524712/coin-flip-to-decide-pasadena-city-council-race-tie/

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Coin flip to decide Pasadena City Council race that ended in tie

Bruce Leamon and Bianca Valerio each received 272 votes in the runoff for the District B position on the city council. Using a coin flip is a rare but legal practice in Texas used to determine the outcome of a tied election.

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Houston Public MediaJun 26, 2024

City of Pasadena doubles previously-canceled scholarship money through donor

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/06/26/491930/pasadena-mayor-doubles-cancelled-scholarship-money-through-donor/

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City of Pasadena doubles previously-canceled scholarship money through donor

Council member Emmanuel Guerrero created the "Guerrero Scholarship", which originally would have been worth $500 for each scholarship from his district's funds to go to two Pasadena High School students.

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Local News PasadenaJul 17, 2023

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Winter is coming and it could bring political dragon fire from top to bottom in the Pasadena area.

First up, the terms for Pasadena City Council District thrones 1, 2, 4, and 6 will expire in December 2024. There will also be a special election for the District 3 City Council throne, and the Mayoral throne is also up in December.
Read all about it at Local News Pasadena.

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Local News Pasadena - July 17, 2023

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