Jef Rouner
Jef Rouner is an award-winning freelance journalist, the author of The Rook Circle, and a member of The Black Math Experiment. He lives in Houston where he spends most of his time investigating corruption and strange happenings. Jef has written for Houston Press, Free Press Houston, and Houston Chronicle.
How Vouchers Tear Down the Wall Between Church and State
Governor Greg Abbott says he has enough votes in the Texas House of Representatives next year to pass his school voucher plan. A look...
Vouchers Benefit the Wealthy, Oklahoma Shows
A recent investigation by KFOR Oklahoma News shows that a third of the money spent on their voucher system goes to families making over...
New PAC Looks to Shake Things Up at Texas Democratic Convention
The Texas Democratic Party Convention is in full swing in El Paso, but a new PAC is looking to change the way the party...
Will Southern Baptist Opposition To IVF Affect Texas?
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the nation’s largest Protestant Christian governing body, has announced opposition to in-vitro fertilization (IVF). How likely is that to...
Texans Who Rely On Medicaid Are In Big Trouble
The Texas Medicaid system is going through some major changes and millions of Texans are losing access to care.
The first problem is the return...
High Inflation, Gas Prices Linked To Texas Oil Mogul Greed Per FTC
Any poll of American voters right now will show that the high price of goods and gasoline are first in their minds. However, the...
Phelan Wins, But Odds Of Remaining Speaker Are Long
The primary runoffs happened on Tuesday, and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan narrowly won against his challenger, David Covey. However, his chances of remaining...
Texas GOP to Add Mandatory Bible Lessons to Platform
Texas Republicans plan to vote for making Bible Lessons mandatory in public schools in their official platform Friday.
The official platform for the Texas GOP...
It’s All About the Vouchers in Republican Runoffs
Virtually every Republican Primary runoff being decided on May 28 is about school vouchers, but the challengers are avoiding saying that.
A recent attack ad...
Can Gambling Donors Save Dade Phelan?
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is in the fight for his political life at the moment, but it looks like he may have a...
