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June 22, 2026
State Judges for 2027 One-Act Play Contest Announced
1A May 10, 2027 *Gary Davis, Missey Head, Aimee Kasprzyk
2A May 11, 2027 *Allen Otto, Phillip Taylor, Amy Steele Wernig
3A May 12, 2027 *Travis Springfield, Alison Frost, Cynthia Florez
4A May 17, 2027 *Royal Brantley, Perry Crafton, Kelsey Kling
5A May 18, 2027 *Rod Caspers, Margaret Valenta Davis, R. Scott Allen
6A May 19, 2027 *Jill Ludington , Aquilla Aubrey , Kelly Russell
 
*Acting Awards Judge
 
May 15, 2026
UIL A+ Academics Update for 2026-27

The UIL A+ Academics Meet designations and timeframes are changing beginning the 2026-2027 school year to allow for more flexibility. The previously used invitational and district meet designations to refer to the materials will be referred to as Set A, Set B, and Set C. Please see this documentfor more information. 

May 13, 2026
Spring 2026 Marching Band Rules Advisory Committee Agenda and Minutes

Spring 2026 MB RAC Agenda and Minutes

April 17, 2026
UIL Essay Contest Finalists Announced!

Congratulations to the UIL Essay Contest State Finalists and all students who participated! A list of the finalists is posted on the UIL essay contest page. 

March 12, 2026
2026-28 Music Alignments Announced

UIL has released the 2026-28 music alignments, to include area assignments. Geographically contiguous music regions are assigned to areas by the UIL, while also considering the projected number of competing schools based on recent region contest ratings.

February 04, 2026
CX Meet Directors
 
 
If you have completed your CX Meet, please don’t forget to enter and publicly post your meet results in SpeechWire. This how the State Office knows who has advanced to the State Meet. Here are the SpeechWire instructions:
 
Once your results are all tabulated and you are ready to post your placement results publicly, click “Posting center” on the home page, then “Post UIL results”. On the line for “Cross-Examination Debate”, click “Post” to post your results to the SpeechWire public website.
 
 
January 20, 2026
Fall 2025 Marching Band Rules Advisory Committee Agenda and Minutes

Fall 2025 MB RAC Agenda and Minutes

January 13, 2026
UIL Essay Contest Deadline is February 11

Submit your essay for the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition by February 11. All contestants will learn about an incredible person, movement, or organization in Texas, and finalists will also be eligible to apply for scholarships through TILF and earn their campus sweepstakes points. 

January 08, 2026
Reclassification & Realignment Information

The 2026-28 alignments have been posted for all activities.

View the 2026-2028 Alignments 

December 15, 2025
Spring 2026 LD topic released

The UIL LD Debate topic for Spring 2026 is officially released:

Spring 2026 LD Debate Topic

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