Topics

Congressional Debate:

The docket will consist of the following items from the Texas Forensic Association Spring 2026 docket:

Prelims: 3, 6, 8, 20 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5u2mkBjTo5gWMKVJIetfXoXu5OU38qL/view?usp=sharing)

Final: 2, 5, 7, 16 (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Moq4KqSLpj5ywf2dFRCd8Er-oAZX7XG_/view?usp=sharing)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate:

We will use the NSDA Lincoln-Douglas topic for January/February 2026.

Resolved: The possession of nuclear weapons is immoral.

Public Forum Debate:

We will use the NSDA Public Forum topic for February 2026. This topic will be released on January 1, 2026.

World Schools Debate:

Round 1: This House supports the use of de-extinction technology.

Info Slide: Last year American-based Colossal Biosciences announced that they had “de-extincted” the dire wolf. Created from a combination of preserved DNA and gene editing technology, the dire wolf puppies represent the first in a growing attempt to bring back lost species through modern technology.

Round 2: This House supports the use of de-extinction technology. (Teams will debate the opposite side of the motion.)

Round 3: Impromptu Motion

Semifinals (if necessary): Impromptu Motion

Final: Impromptu Motion

Impromptu Speaking Topic Areas:

Prelims: Creativity

Semifinals: Famous Lines from Movies

Final: 1960s