Heart of Texas Invitational

2025 — Dallas, TX/US

WSD motions and schedule (online event)

This is an ONLINE event.

Information:

We will be using WebEx for rollcall and motions. NSDA Campus will host the debates. Please make sure that you can access WebEx from your internet.

Motions:

Rounds 1 and 2: This House regrets the decline of labor unions.

Round 4: This House regrets the rise of surge pricing.Info Slide: Surge pricing (also known as dynamic pricing) is a pricing strategy where the cost of goods or services fluctuates based on real-time demand and supply. It is commonly used by ride-sharing companies (e.g., Uber, Lyft), airlines, event ticketing, and hospitality industries.

Elim 2: This House, as a democratic government, would ban political advertising on social media platforms.

Schedule (all times CST)

Saturday Oct. 18

9:30AM Round 1 Pairings Released

10:00AM Round 1 Begins- "This House regrets the decline of labor unions."

11:45AM Round 1 Ballots Due

12:00PM Round 2 Begins- "This House regrets the decline of labor unions." (opposite side)

1:45PM Round 2 Ballots Due

2:15PM Rollcall and Impromptu Motion (Rollcall and motion in the WebEx link sent to coaches)

3:15PM Round 3 Begins

4:45PM Round 3 Ballots Due

Sunday Oct. 19

10:30AM Round 4 Pairings Released

11:00AM Round 4 Begins- "This House regrets the rise of surge pricing."

Info Slide: Surge pricing (also known as dynamic pricing) is a pricing strategy where the cost of goods or services fluctuates based on real-time demand and supply. It is commonly used by ride-sharing companies (e.g., Uber, Lyft), airlines, event ticketing, and hospitality industries.

12:45PM Round 4 Ballots Due

1:30PM Elim 1 Rollcall and Impromptu Motion

2:30PM Elim 1 Begins

4:00PM Elim 1 Ballots Due

4:30PM Elim 2 Begins- "This House, as a democratic government, would ban political advertising on social media platforms."

6:15PM Elim 2 Ballots Due

6:45PM Elim 3 Rollcall and Impromptu Motion (if needed)

7:45PM Elim 3 Begins

9:15PM Elim 3 Ballots Due