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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The career of a legendary coach and administrator is |
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drawing to a close in August 2025 with the retirement of Dr. Charles |
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Breithaupt from his positions as executive director of the |
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University Interscholastic League and associate vice president at |
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The University of Texas at Austin, where UIL is based; and |
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WHEREAS, During his 16 years at the helm, Dr. Breithaupt has |
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furthered UIL's mission of guiding academic, athletic, and music |
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competitions for more than 5,300 schools in Texas; highlights of |
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his tenure have included the implementation of a six-conference |
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alignment, a certification program for coaches, and a compliance |
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program for officials, as well as the addition of new activities, |
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including a student congress, film festival, and robotics, |
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mariachi, military marching band, and water polo competitions; |
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prior to becoming executive director, he served as the |
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organization's associate director and state director of athletics; |
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in the latter role, he initiated the inaugural UIL Medical Advisory |
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Committee, which developed protocols to safeguard |
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student-athletes; in total, his distinguished service with UIL and |
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UT has spanned 33 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Buna High School, Dr. Breithaupt |
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earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Lamar University |
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and his doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin; for 17 |
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years, he served as a teacher, coach, athletic director, and |
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principal in southeastern Texas; over the course of 14 seasons as |
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head basketball coach at Hardin-Jefferson and West Brook High |
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Schools, he guided his players to nine district titles, and his |
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legendary 1991 squad at Hardin-Jefferson earned the 3A state |
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championship and was selected as one of the top 100 teams in UIL |
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history as part of the league's centennial celebration; he also |
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served on the board of directors for the Texas Association of |
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Basketball Coaches and was the organization's president from 1989 |
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to 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Breithaupt has given his time and talents to |
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numerous organizations, including the National Federation of State |
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High School Associations, the National High School Hall of Fame |
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Committee, and the National Football Foundation Greater Austin |
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Chapter; among his myriad honors, he was selected as one of the top |
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100 basketball coaches in UIL history and as a Distinguished |
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Alumnus of Lamar University, and he has been inducted into several |
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Texas halls of fame for high school athletics; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his many decades of dedicated service, |
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Dr. Charles Breithaupt has helped enrich the educational |
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experience for generations of Texas students, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on his legacy of integrity and achievement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Charles Breithaupt on his |
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retirement as executive director of the University Interscholastic |
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League and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Breithaupt as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |