TDC’s History

The Texas Debate Collective (TDC) is a non-profit organization designed to improve the educational opportunities of low-income students in Texas. To that end, we offer low-cost debate institutes and a wealth of scholarships to those who cannot afford our reduced fees.

Our goals are two fold: first, to offer the benefits of an expensive, intellectually rigorous topic preparation to students who otherwise couldn’t afford to attend. Second, we hope to undermine ongoing segregation between the debate circuits in Texas, by fostering attitudes of mutual respect and friendship between students competing in different areas and competitive circuits.