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Jef Rouner

Jef Rouner
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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.

School Vouchers Suffer Rebuke in Texas House

Governor Greg Abbott’s quest to institute a school voucher system in the state was dealt a serious blow in the Texas House of Representatives...

Voucher Fights Heats Up Ahead Of Budget Bill Vote Thursday

The fight for and against school vouchers is heating up ahead of a budget vote scheduled for Thursday. On the table is an amendment...

Bill Banning Gender Affirming Care For Trans Youth Gets Even Worse

Senate Bill 14 is set to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth in Texas, but under an amendment, children who were already under a...

Voucher System Could Lead To Costly District Consolidation

It’s a well-established criticism of Governor Greg Abbott’s proposed school voucher system, called an Education Savings Account, that using taxpayer money to send students...

Koch-Funded Astroturf Campaign For Vouchers Hits Texas Neighborhoods

A favorite tactic of big money Republican donors is funneling funding through local groups to give their political pushes the appearance of grassroots support,...

Dr. Hotze’s Political Malpractice

Despite being a medical doctor, conservative activist and radio host, Steven Hotze has a long history of being very bad at medicine. This is...

The Price Of School Vouchers: $1 Billion And Climbing

Despite assertions from Texas Republicans that Governor Greg Abbot’s proposed school voucher program, called an Education Savings Account, would not harm Texas public schools,...

School Choice Bill Offers Rural Districts $10,000/Student Bribe

A new version of Senate Bill 8, also known as the Parental Bill of Rights, was unveiled during the Texas Senate Education Committee hearing...

Texas Librarians Increasingly Targeted by Police Investigations Over Book Challenges

As the far-right culture war against books and students heats up, librarians are increasingly finding themselves targeted by state authorities over books conservatives find...

New Bill Would Bar Counties From Suing Businesses That Harm Communities

State Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) has filed a bill in the Texas House that would bar counties from suing corporations that harm their communities....
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