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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rudy Bernal is retiring as head coach of the boys' |
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basketball team at Antonian College Preparatory High School in |
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San Antonio at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, drawing to a |
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close a legendary career in the coaching ranks that has spanned more |
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than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A San Antonio native and a 1979 graduate of |
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The University of Texas at San Antonio, Coach Bernal began his |
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career with a two-year stint at Antonian, and he also served as an |
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assistant basketball coach at West Campus High School in the South |
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San Antonio Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Bernal took the helm of the boys' basketball |
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program at San Antonio Lanier High School in 1983, four decades |
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after his father, Ramiro, played on the school's 1943 state |
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championship team; he established a winning culture during his 31 |
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years as head coach of the Voks, guiding his teams to 4 district |
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titles and 15 playoff appearances; his tenure was highlighted by |
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back-to-back trips to the University Interscholastic League state |
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tournament in 2000 and 2001, with Lanier reaching the title contest |
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during its 2001 visit to the Frank Erwin Center in Austin; the |
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team's final four appearances were a source of great pride for all |
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those associated with Lanier High School, an inner-city campus that |
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served a student body that was almost completely Hispanic, and the |
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achievement remains a treasured memory in the local community; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2014, Coach Bernal retired from public education, |
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but he returned to Antonian as an assistant coach before the start |
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of the 2014-2015 basketball season; he was named interim coach for |
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the Apaches in December 2015, and he was promoted to the head |
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coaching position the following year; continuing to enjoy a |
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remarkable level of success, he led Antonian to Texas Association |
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of Private and Parochial Schools state championships in 2019 and |
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2021; in his final season, he guided the team to the regional |
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semifinals of the 2025 playoffs and an impressive record of 34-7; |
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known for his competitive spirit and a coaching style that produced |
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tenacious and suffocating defenses, he racked up 868 total |
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victories during his time at Lanier and Antonian; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Coach Bernal enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Karen, and his two daughters, Alexa and |
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Katie; retirement will afford him the opportunity to travel and |
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spend more time with his family; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Bernal has served as an inspiring mentor and |
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role model to countless student-athletes, and he may indeed reflect |
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with pride on his myriad accomplishments as he embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rudy Bernal on his retirement as |
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head coach of the Antonian College Preparatory High School boys' |
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basketball team and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Bernal as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 903 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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