Texas. The 2013 TFA State Tournament was held on March 7–9 at South Grand Prairie High School in Dallas, Texas The 2014 TFA State Tournament was held on March 6–8 at Cypress Creek High School in Houston, Texas The 2015 TFA State Tournament was held on March 5-7 at Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas The 2016 TFA State Tournament was held on March 10-12 at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas The 2017 TFA State Tournament was held on March 9-11 at Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas The 2018 TFA State Tournament was held on March 1-3 at La Vernia High School, La Vernia Junior High School, La Vernia Intermediate School, La Vernia Primary School in La Vernia, Texas The 2019 TFA State Tournament was held on March 14-16 at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas (Region 4). The 2020 TFA State Tournament was held March 5-7 at Franklin High School in El Paso, Texas (Region 5). The 2021 TFA State Tournament was held March 10-13 through a virtual learning campus. The 2022 TFA State Tournament was held March 9-12 at Gregory-Portland High School in Portland, Texas (Region 4). The 2023 TFA State Tournament will be held in March at the Marriott Westchase hotel in Houston, Texas (Region 4). Points system To qualify for State in a certain event, a student must accumulate twelve state points in the event. Points are awarded based on the number of entries in the tournament. Cross Examination Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Public Forum Debate 10-15 entries: Semis gets 2 points, 2nd Place gets 4, and 1st Place gets 6 16-50 entries: Quarters gets 2, Semis gets 4, 2nd Place gets 6, and 1st Place gets 8 51-75 entries: Octos gets 2, Quarters gets 3, Semis gets 6, and 1st/2nd Place gets 8 76 + entries: Double-Octos gets 1, Octos gets 2, Quarters gets 4, Semis gets 6, and 1st/2nd Place gets 8 Individual Events (including Duo/Duet) 10-24 entries: 1st Place gets 6, 2nd Place gets 4, 3rd Place gets 3, 4th Place gets 2, 5th/6th Place gets 1 point 25-50 entries: 1st Place gets 8, 2nd Place gets 6, 3rd Place gets 4, 4th Place gets 3, 5th Place gets 2, 6th Place gets 1 point 51-75 entries: 1st/2nd Place gets 8, 3rd/4th Place gets 6, 5th Place gets 4, 6th Place gets 3, 7th Place gets 2,