Jack C. Hays Speech and Debate students cordially invite you and your team to the Jack C. Hays Hawkoween TFA Classic and NIETOC Qualifier on Saturday, October 21st. The tournament will be run entirely in person at Jack C. Hays High School in Buda, Texas. Buda is located just west of I-35, in between Austin and San Marcos. We are about twenty minutes south of Austin and 45 minutes north of San Antonio; reasonably priced hotels are available nearby for out-of-town guests.

We will be offering the following debate and speaking events: LD Debate, CX Debate, PF Debate, World Schools Debate, Congressional Debate (Student Congress), Foreign Extemp, Domestic Extemp, Original Oratory, Duo Interp, Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Duet Acting, Informative Speaking, Program of Oral Interpretation, Prose, and Poetry. TFA rules and time limits will be followed in all events. We will not break brackets in debate.

Numbers permitting, NOVICE DIVISIONS will be offered in LD Debate, CX Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Poetry, and Prose. We will be using US Economics as the topic area for Novice Extemp.

Student Congress: We will use items 18-24 for prelims and 25-30 for finals. As per the amendment that passed at the TSCA convention on 10/13, the docket order will be set. The TFA Constitution states, "Following the first two speeches on legislation, the presiding officer will alternately recognize affirmative and negative speakers...There is no “minimum cycle.” (Page 67, Section 2)

Pre-Set Prelims Docket:

20 - A Resolution to Create Open Borders

22 - Biofuel Development and Revitalization Act of 2023

23 - A Resolution to Legalize the Market for Human Organs to Promote Ethical Practice

24 - A Bill to Extend Coverage for Postpartum Medical Care

21 - A Resolution to Eliminate Subsidies to CAFOs to Decrease the Rate of Pollution

18 - A Bill to Increase Cooperation with Indigenous Communities to Protect the Colorado River Basin

19 - The Mission for Advancing NASA's Aerospace Science (MANAS) Act

World Schools Motions:

R1) This House opposes the use of public funds for school vouchers

R2) Impromptu Motion

R3) This House opposes lifetime appointments to the federal judiciary

F)This House supports the right to secession.

LD Debate: Novice and varsity LD Debate will be using the October TFA resolution, which is

Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.

PF Debate: PF Debate will be using the October TFA resolution, which is

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its military presence in the Arctic.

CX Debate: Resolved: Novice and varsity CX Debate will be using the October TFA resolution, which is

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.