a question of values or morality, which changes every two months Public Forum Debate (PF, Ted Turner Debate, Puff, PoFo): Debate between two teams of two students in which each team accepts or rejects a position Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking (Foreign Extemp, FX): A 7-minute extemporaneous speech on a foreign current events topic Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking (Domestic Extemp, DX): A 7-minute extemporaneous speech on a domestic current events topic Original Oratory (Oratory, OO): A 10-minute memorized speech on a topic of the student's choosing Informative Speaking (Informative, INFO, INF): A 10-minute memorized speech on a topic of the students choosing with the help of non-electric visual aids Humorous Interpretation (Humorous, Humor, HI): A 10-minute memorized humorous presentation of a published work Dramatic Interpretation (Dramatic, DI): A 10-minute memorized dramatic presentation of a published work Duet Acting (Duet, DA): A 10-minute scene from a published work, presented by a team of two students Duo Interpretation (Duo): A 10-minute memorized presentation of a published work, presented by a team of two students Congressional Debate (Congress, Student Congress): A mock congress session where students make speeches and motions on a set of given legislation Non-qualifying events These events are held during the TFA State Consolation Rounds. In addition to the events that can qualify a student to the State Tournament, some tournaments also offer: Prose Interpretation: A 7-minute non-memorized presentation of a published piece of prose Poetry Interpretation: A 7-minute non-memorized presentation of a published piece of poetry Impromptu Speaking: A 5-minute impromptu speech on one of three topics, usually including pop culture references/ more lighthearted options that the other speaking events. State Tournament The competitive season culminates in the TFA State Tournament, a three-day event held at a different Texas school each year. Competition in all qualifying events is offered, and non-qualifying events are offered as consolation events for students who did not advance in the event they qualified in. The 2008 TFA State Tournament was held March 6–8 at Coppell High School, Dallas, Texas. The 2009 TFA State Tournament was held March 5–7 at Cypress Ranch High School, in Houston, Texas. The 2010 TFA State Tournament was held March 10–13 at Hanks High School in El Paso, Texas. The 2011 TFA State Tournament was held March 10–12 at Flower Mound High School in Flower Mound, Texas The 2012 TFA State Tournament was held on March 1–3 at Amarillo High School in Amarillo,