2026 The Texas Escalade

Invictus Fides (TX) - Mar 11-14, 2026 | Status: Drops Only | 10:29 PM Central

Tournament Time
10:29 PM Central

PLEASE JOIN US AS AN HONORED COMMUNITY JUDGE FOR THE

The Texas Escalade

March 11-14, 2026

Please click here to read our judge information and REGISTER TO JUDGE!

No Experience Required – Training Provided

2 to 3-Hour Time Commitment

Select from a variety of judging times each day.

March 11-14, 2026

Tournament Location

Dallas Baptist University

3000 Mountain Creek Parkway

Dallas, Texas 75211

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Tournament Questions?

Please contact Invictus Fides at registrar@invictusfides.org.

The Texas Escalade will feature Lincoln Douglas, Team Policy, and Parliamentary Debate

and all Stoa Speech events.

Pattern A Speech Events

Apologetics, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Expository, Impromptu, Slam Poetry

Pattern B Speech Events

Extemporaneous, Humorous Interpretation, Mars Hill, Open Interpretation, Original Oratory, Persuasive

Patterns Subject to Change

If you would like to know more about Stoa events, please visit the Stoa website for event descriptions!

Stoa Speech and Debate Event Descriptions

"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in Your sight, Lord." Psalm 19:14

Tournament Announcements

UPDATE – Feb 11th @ 1:17 p.m. CST

Event Payment Deadline was February 10th.
The meals order deadline is March 6th – but the earlier the better!
Script Submission is open!
We have changed the speech patterns. Please check the tournament schedule tab for those updates.
Please check back here for tournament updates.

We are excited to see you at Dallas Baptist University in March!

Registration Information
Registration Opens: Monday, February 2, 2026 @ 12:00 pm CT
Registration Closes: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 @ 11:59 pm CT
Stoa membership is required in order to participate.

Event Fees

$30 Family Fee

Speech
$30 First Speech Event

$15 Each Additional Speech

Students are limited to four speeches per pattern.

Debate
$45 – All Debate Events

Junior Debate

$15 Per Competitor

Payment Information

Registration Payment Due

February 10, 2026

Late Payment

Registration payments made after February 10th will incur a late fee of $25.

Registration will not be complete until all fees have been paid. All unpaid registrations will be dropped on Wednesday, February 11th.

Tournament Cancellations

Cancellations prior to February 10th will receive a full refund minus any processing fees. There will be NO REFUNDS after registration closes on February 10th.

Event Drops

Dropping Events

After February 10th, you may log in to your tournament registration and drop any event. You will not receive a refund for your dropped event registration. After February 23rd, events may not be dropped without emailing the tournament. Drops between February 24th and the tournament end will incur a Drop Fee of $25 per event.

The Texas Escalade is an official Stoa qualifying tournament hosted by Invictus Fides Speech and Debate Club.