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.
Harris County Homicides Dropped 22 Percent Amid False Accusations of “Defunding” the Police
The state has repeatedly accused Harris County of “defunding” the police. A new report shows that homicide rate has dropped in Houston by 22...
WaPo Analysis Shows “Voter Fraud” Crackdowns Target Minorities, Democrats
After the defeat of former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, Republicans across the nation launched investigations into alleged voter fraud. In six...
Republican Birth Control Strategy Will Be a Tough Sell to Far-Right Texans
Nationally, Republicans know they have a problem when it comes to reproductive freedom and the opinion of the general public. Former campaign manager and...
Abbott, Paxton Prepare To Push GOP Further Right in Primary
The last two election cycles saw a marked shift right-ward for the Texas GOP, but it’s not nearly enough for Governor Greg Abbott and...
Paxton’s Revenge Plot Now Targets Judges
Attorney General Ken Paxton has celebrated his acquittal in the Texas Senate for impeachment charges related to misuse of office by promising swift and...
Is Paxton’s Abortion Hardline A Liability For Republicans In 2024?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton spent a rare couple of weeks in the news recently over something that was not his impeachment over abuse...
Texas GOP Alleges Lawyer Duped Them On Voter Suppression
Harris County has been one of the prime targets of Texas Republican anti-voting rights and access initiatives, but the Texas GOP itself is now...
Fort Bend Superintendent Departure Is A Mystery
The sudden retirement of Dr. Christie Whitbeck, superintendent of Fort Bend ISD, is accompanied by mysterious allegations of impropriety.
During a Monday meeting of the...
Texas GOP Strips Out Language About Not Associating With Nazis
At a time when anti-Semitism is spiking due to the Israel-Hamas war, the Texas Republican Party appears to be worried that angering open neo-Nazis...
A Majority of Texans Still Have no Plans to Own an Electric Vehicle
Drive around Houston and it may seem like half the city has a Tesla. Still, electric vehicles are rare in Texas and likely to...
