East Texas District Tournament
2027 — TX/US
East Texas District Qualifier
for the 2027 National Tournament
IE, Debate
at
Cypress Falls High School,
Houston, TX
Feb 25–27
CX
LD
PF
DI
DUO
HI
INF
IX
OO
POI
USX
Congress, BQ
at
Jordan High School,
Fulshear, TX
Mar 25
HSE
SEN
BQ
Debate Topics & Extemp Areas
.
Policy Debate – 2026-2027 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.
.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2027 March/April Topic
TBD
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Public Forum Debate – 2027 March Topic
TBD
.
Big Questions Debate – 2026-2027 Topic
Resolved: Technological progress has surpassed humanity’s ability to use it ethically.
.
Congress
We will be using legislation from the TFA Spring 2027 TFA Congressional Debate Docket. Schools will NOT be guaranteed authorship speeches. We will post the docket by February 27th at 5:00 PM.
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Extemp Topic Areas
These topics are NOT in order of rounds.
USX Topics
TBD
IX Topics
TBD