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.
Mavericks Sale Could Give Sports Gambling a Big Shot in the Arm
The sale of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team could end the long stalemate over legalized sports betting in the state of Texas.
Mavericks owner Mark...
Revenge Is A Dish Best Served In The Texas Republican Primaries
Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton seem to have one thing on their minds when it comes to endorsements for the Texas...
PragerU is Now in HISD
From the very beginning of the state takeover of Houston Independent School District, critics worried that it would be a conservative power grab framed...
Abbott Tries to Hide Voucher Defeat With Trump Appearance on the Border
Stinging from a remarkable rebuke from his own party, Governor Greg Abbott tried to save face by hanging out with former President Donald Trump...
New Program Helps Teaching Assistants Pay for School
Mesquite Independent School District has done what few school districts have been able to since the pandemic: reverse the escalating teacher shortage. A major...
The Voucher Math Doesn’t Add Up for Poor Texas Families
As the debate over Governor Greg Abbott’s school voucher program continues, a close look at the math shows it won’t do much good for...
Admitting Climate Change is Real Would be Bad for GDP, Says State Board of...
Texas textbooks will likely have watered-down lessons on climate change thanks to criticism from the State Board of Education, who says negative depictions of...
Voucher Fights Puts Speaker Phelan In Far-Right Crosshairs
The battle over school vouchers is likely to be the latest move in far-right Texas Republicans’ increasingly bitter war on moderation.
The last three years...
The Staggering Price Tag for School Vouchers? $2 Billion Annually
As the Texas legislature rolls into its fourth special session of 2023, the Senate has once again passed a bill instating school vouchers. Now,...
More Shake-Ups In Texas Energy Regulators As Prices Swing
The already volatile world of Texas energy management got another shake-up this week as two top regulators announced their resignation.
The most troubling departure is...
