HoustonDebate Club

Everything's bigger in Texas, including the arguments. Houston's energy sector, NASA, and medical center give us no shortage of topics worth fighting over.

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Houston Debate Club MeetupTarget: January 2027

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What Houston wants to debateVote for the resolutions you want the club to take on

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Housing
Resolved: Houston should adopt zoning.
Zoning could protect neighborhoods from flooding and incompatible uses. Defenders of Houston's approach credit it with keeping housing more affordable than in other big cities.
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Environment
Resolved: Houston should spend flood money on buying out homes in floodplains rather than on new infrastructure.
Buyouts move people out of harm's way for good. Opponents say they hollow out neighborhoods and that drainage and reservoirs protect far more people.
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Energy
Resolved: Texas should connect its power grid to the national grids.
Connection could keep the lights on in extreme weather. The other side values Texas's independence from federal regulation and the market it has built.
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Transit
Resolved: Houston should support high-speed rail to Dallas with public money.
Fast trains could link the state's two largest metros and ease the highways. Critics question the cost, the land it requires and whether riders would come.
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Energy
Resolved: The energy industry should lead Houston's response to climate change.
The industry has the engineers and capital to drive the transition. Opponents argue it cannot be trusted to lead a shift away from its own core business.