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.
Paxton Lawyer Buzbee Accuses House Impeachment Team Of… Something
As the impeachment trial of suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lurches to its September 5 start date, his legal team is alleging unclear...
Paxton Financials Under Investigation By Impeachment Team
Impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton will have his trial in the Texas Senate starting September 5, but there may yet be more charges coming....
Texas Democrats Attempt To Break Property Tax Stalemate With New Proposal
For four months, Texas Republican legislators have been locked in a brutal trench war on property tax reform. Both the House and the Senate...
School’s Run Deficits While Texas Lege Fights
The bitter infighting in the Texas Legislature has schools across the state sweating huge deficits as they wait for lawmakers to push forward.
The state...
Republicans Say Workers Are Safe From Heat, But The Numbers Say Different
Stepping outside in Texas right now is like putting your head in an oven. Dallas was hotter than 99 percent of the planet last...
Abbott’s Potentially Illegal Border War May be Breaking Federal Treaty Now
Greg Abbott sailed to a third term as Texas Governor thanks in part to his hardline anti-immigrant stance. He is increasing his actions with...
8 Top Texas Republicans Backed Election Law Theory SCOTUS Just Rejected
Voting rights advocates are breathing a sigh of relief this week as the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a fringe legal; argument that could have...
$1 Million Spent On Nothing In First Special Session
We guarantee two things in Texas every other June: blistering heat and special legislative sessions. The first of these has come to a close...
Comptroller Says It Will Only Pay One Attorney General, And It’s Not Ken Paxton
The wheels of bureaucracy can be cruel when you’re a public official impeached for bribery and abuse of office, as suspended Attorney General Ken...
Bribing The Jury In Paxton Trial Is Inevitable
Tampering with juries by offering them financial gifts is illegal. *Apologies, but the rest of this article will be one long footnote starting with…
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