Lone Star District Qualifier

for the 2025 National Tournament

Welcome to the Lone Star District Tournament Registration Page!

We are thrilled to host you for this year’s Lone Star District Tournament, happening -February 26 and February 28 -March 1, 2025,

Schedule Highlights:

• Wednesday, February 26th: Congressional Debate – Robinson Fine Arts Center – Plano.
• Friday, February 28th: Preliminary rounds for Debate and Individual Events (including Big Questions) – Greenhill School – Addison
• Saturday, March 1: Debate and Individual Events

Registration Details:

Congressional Legislation - The docket is on the tab on the main page.

Extemporaneous Categories:

• United States Extemp

• Business, Economics, & Industry

  Energy, Environment, & Natural Disasters

  Foreign Policy & National Security

  Healthcare, Immigration, & Social Issues

  Politics & Democracy

  The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, & Legal Controversies

  International Extemp

  Americas & Caribbean

  Africa & Southwest Asia

  East Asia, Central Asia, & Oceania

  Energy, Environment, & Global Health

  Europe

  Global Conflicts & International Organizations

LD/PF/Policy/BQ Debate Topics:

• Lincoln-Douglas: Resolved: The United States ought to become party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and/or the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
• Public Forum:Resolved: The United States should accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
• Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.
• Big Questions: Resolved: Creativity is a more powerful force than intelligence.

Important:

• Registration closes February 19 for Congressional Debate and February 21 for IE's and Debate—don’t miss the deadlines!