14350 FM 1488
Maqgnolia, TX 77354

We will make sure that everyone who sent their application the first time prior to the May 1 deadline receives the appropriate priority.

April 26, 2010
Later on this summer, the Constitutional Task Force will meet to discuss changes to our current Constitution, By-Laws and Standing Rules.

We have created an email account to gather input from TFA members concerning these changes. We will consider all ideas; and are not only looking at rules and procedures, but also the structure of the document.

Please email any and all suggestions to tfaconstitutioncommittee@gmail.com. Heath Martin will be overseeing the e-mailbox. We really want this email address to be the hub of data gathering. It will make it easier for us to manage all the information we are expecting.

We appreciate all your help in this massive endeavor. Have a great summer and good luck in your various competitions!

April 7, 2010
Please remember that the amendments passed for Congressional Debate last October at Convention are now in effect.

Legislation for Invitational Qualifying Tournaments in the regular season shall be available for all schools and participants on the web site at www.txfa.org. An "All Call" for legislation will invite all TFA member schools to submit up to three (3) pieces of legislation for consideration two times per year: Due by December 1 and May 1.

The Congress Committee shall establish a docket of exactly 30 pieces of legislation for each two month period (August-October; November-December; January-February) and post for use by all schools equally. In the event there are fewer than 30 items submitted that meet the Committee's standard for debate, the Committee shall complete the docket with current topical legislation from sources other than the TFA membership. Authorship in the regular season shall be anonymous.

Please remember that all legislation is to be written on a national level (federal government), not state. Please use the templates provided on the NFL web site to insure appropriate formatting.

Please submit legislation to for the May 1 deadline to Barbara Garner.

April 6, 2010
Applications to host 2010-2011 Qualifying Tournaments are now being accepted. Click on the IQT Forms page to download the application form. Applications are due May 1, 2010 and should be sent to Cindi Havron.

March 23, 2010
If you would like to present at the 2010 TSCA/TFA Annual Convention in Houston, please contact Robert Shepard. Please fill out the workshop proposal form and officially send in your request to Robert for approval. At this point, we are looking for an idea of how many sessions we will have for scheduling purposes.

On another note, we will be posting the Official Application to Host a TFA IQT soon. Be on the look out for that document sometime next week.

We just finished the 2009-2010 season and are already planning for 2010-2011. We wish you all good luck with NFL and UIL! Make TEXAS proud!

March 6, 2010
Please check your T-Shirt orders. This list has all of the orders received to date. If your name is not on this list, or if your order is wrong, notify Shawn Mena.

March 1, 2010
Please be reading the ANNOUNCEMENTS page on the Joy of Tournaments TFA State website for details and up-to-date information about the tournament. We will not be clogging up your emails with emails or newsletters. The ANNOUNCEMENTS page is where all the information will be posted from now until the tournament next week.

February 17, 2010
The February newsletter is now available. Be sure to read the newsletter for important information regarding TFA State.

February 1, 2010
Registration for the 2010 TFA State Tournament in El Paso is now open. Click here to register now.

January 27, 2010
TFA State Updates:

• The Marriott is SOLD OUT.
  
  
• Final deadline for t-shirt pre-orders is March 3^rd.
  
  
• Registration for the TFA State Meet will be open soon. Some programming work still needs to be completed by Brent. Please browse the site for information, but know that registration might not be available until Monday or Tuesday. Thank your for your patience.

Joining December 1-31 - $200 late fee + $135 membership fee
Joining January 1-31- $300 late fee + $135 membership fee
Joining February 1- State Tournament - $500 late fee + $135 membership fee

Check our updated list. If there is an issue, please email David Gardiner, dlgardiner@ccisd.us, for help.

December 11, 2009
Student Congress legislation is due!
Schools must submit legislation in order to enter students in EITHER division of Student Congress at TFA State. Correctly formatted legislation should be emailed to Barbara Garner (babsg2003@aol.com) by Tuesday, December 15.

December 8, 2009
The TFA Executive Committee has voted to extend the tournament calendar by one week in order to accommodate tournaments that were canceled due the inclement weather last weekend. Tournaments that were effected, and still want to host, have either moved to an available weekend in their region or have moved into the extended weekend (February 19-20). Please check the updated tournament calendar.

November 11, 2009
Watch the TFA State page of the website for details regarding the 2010 TFA State Tournament. Hotel information, t-shirt designs, and a tentative schedule have already been posted. Additional details will be posted as we approach the competition.

November 11, 2009
Changes voted on at convention regarding submission of legislation go into effect in May 2010. If you plan to enter students at State in either chamber, you must submit 1 piece of legislation to Barbara Garner no later than December 15.

Please see the templates available on the NFL web site to assist you in preparing correctly formatted legislation: www.nflonline.org.

October 26, 2009
Please be sure to read the updated Constitution, ByLaws and Standing Rules.

There seems to be a lot of misinformation (e.g. Congress is no longer tabulated using the modified base system) out there about certain rule changes and we need to be sure that all events are being conducted in the same, constitutional manner to ensure fairness across the state.

We have made no tabulation changes to Congress. Only qualifying numbers, student PO scoring and legislation amendments were passed at convention. Everything else concerning Congress was sent to committee.

If you are hosting a tournament, please make sure you go over this document. Please let your students know where to find it so that they can read it and be informed as well.

October 21, 2009
IQT Corrections may now be submitted electronically. The IQT Correction Form should be used for submitting all corrections to IQT reports.

October 19, 2009
Congratulations to our newly elected officers:

Vice President Elect - Shawn Mena, Bel Air HS
Treasurer Elect - Cindi Havron, Magnolia HS
Region 2 Rep Elect - Eric Mears, Flower Mound HS
Region 3 Rep - Kirsten Nash - Hendrickson HS
Region 4 Rep Elect - Debbie Waddell, Cypress Falls HS

Join November 1-30 - $100
Join December 1-31 - $200
Join January 1-31- $300
Join February 1- State Tournament - $ 500

V-P Elect - Scott Baker from Cypress Ridge HS
Treasurer - Michael Mundt from Crowley HS

Applications now will require a PAID TFA membership by October 1 or one week prior to the approved tournament date (whichever is earliest). Tournaments will be removed from the IQT calendar if this earlier deadline for membership is not met by the IQT host. Any non-member tournament cannot award qualifying points.