Texas HR 903: In memory of longtime Bexar County Judge Sarah Garrahan.

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89(R) HR 903 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 903

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, Rudy Bernal is retiring as head coach of the boys' 

  

 basketball team at Antonian College Preparatory High School in 

  

 San Antonio at the end of the 2024-2025 school year, drawing to a 

  

 close a legendary career in the coaching ranks that has spanned more 

  

 than four decades; and

  

        WHEREAS, A San Antonio native and a 1979 graduate of 

  

 The University of Texas at San Antonio, Coach Bernal began his 

  

 career with a two-year stint at Antonian, and he also served as an 

  

 assistant basketball coach at West Campus High School in the South 

  

 San Antonio Independent School District; and

  

        WHEREAS, Coach Bernal took the helm of the boys' basketball 

  

 program at San Antonio Lanier High School in 1983, four decades 

  

 after his father, Ramiro, played on the school's 1943 state 

  

 championship team; he established a winning culture during his 31 

  

 years as head coach of the Voks, guiding his teams to 4 district 

  

 titles and 15 playoff appearances; his tenure was highlighted by 

  

 back-to-back trips to the University Interscholastic League state 

  

 tournament in 2000 and 2001, with Lanier reaching the title contest 

  

 during its 2001 visit to the Frank Erwin Center in Austin; the 

  

 team's final four appearances were a source of great pride for all 

  

 those associated with Lanier High School, an inner-city campus that 

  

 served a student body that was almost completely Hispanic, and the 

  

 achievement remains a treasured memory in the local community; and

  

        WHEREAS, In 2014, Coach Bernal retired from public education, 

  

 but he returned to Antonian as an assistant coach before the start 

  

 of the 2014-2015 basketball season; he was named interim coach for 

  

 the Apaches in December 2015, and he was promoted to the head 

  

 coaching position the following year; continuing to enjoy a 

  

 remarkable level of success, he led Antonian to Texas Association 

  

 of Private and Parochial Schools state championships in 2019 and 

  

 2021; in his final season, he guided the team to the regional 

  

 semifinals of the 2025 playoffs and an impressive record of 34-7; 

  

 known for his competitive spirit and a coaching style that produced 

  

 tenacious and suffocating defenses, he racked up 868 total 

  

 victories during his time at Lanier and Antonian; and

  

        WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Coach Bernal enjoys the love 

  

 and support of his wife, Karen, and his two daughters, Alexa and 

  

 Katie; retirement will afford him the opportunity to travel and 

  

 spend more time with his family; and

  

        WHEREAS, Coach Bernal has served as an inspiring mentor and 

  

 role model to countless student-athletes, and he may indeed reflect 

  

 with pride on his myriad accomplishments as he embarks on the next 

  

 exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby congratulate Rudy Bernal on his retirement as 

  

 head coach of the Antonian College Preparatory High School boys' 

  

 basketball team and extend to him sincere best wishes for the 

  

 future; and, be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

  

 prepared for Coach Bernal as an expression of high regard by the 

   

 Texas House of Representatives.

  

   

 Martinez Fischer

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 903 was adopted by the House on May 

   

 23, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House