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This is the Tabroom page for Katy ISD Novice Night #2. It will be hosted at Jordan HS on Tuesday, November 11. Any entries outside of Katy ISD will be deleted.

Students may only enter a maximum of 1 debate event OR 2 speech events. Cross entry between Speech and Debate is impossible.

-- DEBATE TOPICS --

No novice topics will be used.

PF will use the Nov-Dec 2025 topic --Resolved: The United States federal government should require technology companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.

LD will use the Nov-Dec 2025 topic --Resolved: The United States ought to rewild substantial tracts of land.

CX will use the 2025-26 topic -- Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

WSD:

R1 -- Impromptu

R2 -- This House would regulate artificial intelligence as a public utility.

Congress:

Congressional Debate will be limited to the following bills from the Fall 2025 TFA Docket, and they shall be debated in this order: 19, 1, 5, 15.

If a chamber exhausts all 4 items of legislation, they may take docket nominations from the floor. Individual chambers are welcome to table legislation if they wish to skip it entirely or come back to it later. All bills must have at least 1 speech in affirmation or negation before the previous question may be moved, unless the chamber has hit the hard stop time. Students shall be elected as presiding officers, as with a regular TFA tournament, during the session.

-- SCHEDULE --

LD, PF, Extemp, Speech:

3:30 pm - Extemp Draw - will be held for students arriving late until 4:20 pm.

4:00 pm - Round 1 Start (LD, CX, PF, Speech)

5:00 pm - Extemp Draw, PF/LD Round 2 Start

5:30 pm - Speech Round 2 Start, CX Round 2 Start

WSD:

3:30 pm - Round 1 Impromptu Prep

4:30 pm - Round 1 Start

5:30 pm - Round 2 Start (prepared)

Congress:

3:45 pm - Report to chamber

4:00 pm - Elect presiding officer, go over procedures, questions from chamber

4:10 pm - First speech begins

6:30 pm - Minimum debate time

7:10 pm - Hard stop all chambers