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.
Beaumont Could Lose A Lot If Phelan Fails Runoff
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is in the fight of his political life thanks to a Trump-backed primary challenger. If he fails to win,...
Rural Republicans Strike Back Against Out-Of-State School Voucher PAC
Incumbent rural Republicans facing challengers funded by an out-of-state billionaire school voucher zealot are fighting back with attack ads ahead of the primary run-offs.
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Patrick Protects Communities From Pollution As Long As They’re Rural and White
Texans can count on Lt. Governor Dan Patrick to have their backs against factories that want to pollute their communities, provided those communities aren’t...
Homicide Rates Plummet in Texas Cities
The homicide rates in Texas cities have plummeted according to a new report from crime data analyst Jess Asher, published in The Wall Street...
Sid Miller Is The Perfect, Horrible Fit For Trump’s Cabinet
Sources close to former President Trump say that he is eyeing Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller to head the USDA if he wins back...
Biden Seeks to Revive Texas Bullet Train Project
Texas’s long-stalled bullet train project may be getting a shot in the arm from President Joe Biden.
Biden will be meeting with Japanese Prime Minister...
Houston ISD Stands Strong Amidst Allegations
Nine Houston-area representatives sent a letter to Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan on Friday asking for an investigation into possible criminal activity since the...
Former Speaker Strauss Says “Ineffectual Democratic Party” Partially to Blame for Extreme Rightward Drift...
No one denies that Texas state politics have moved sharply to the right in the last several election cycles, partially driven by an increased...
Texas Sec. of State Debunks Claim of Mass Voter Registration Without ID
A conspiracy theory has been making the rounds that 1.2 million Texans registered to vote without a valid ID, which would be a violation...
Unsafe Abortions Will Not Be Counted In Maternal Deaths
A committee that tracks maternal deaths in Texas will not be allowed to count those resulting from abortions.
According to The Houston Chronicle, the Texas...
