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.
Will the Real LULAC Please Stand Up?
With just days to go before a midterm election in Texas that could hinge on the Latinx vote, the nation’s oldest and most respected...
Abbott Softens Stance on Casino Gambling
Since 2015, Governor Greg Abbott has been staunchly against any expansion of gambling in the state of Texas. Just weeks before facing re-election, he...
Two Million Texans Could Be On Obamacare, But Aren’t
Among Texas’ uninsured population are 2 million residents who could be signed up for extremely cheap health insurance through the government-run health exchange but...
DPS Is Falling Apart At The Top
Two officials assigned by Governor Greg Abbott to scrutinize the Texas Department of Public Safety have been let go by embattled DPS chief Jamie...
Texas’ Anti-Abortion Trail of Blood Grows
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down constitutional protection for reproductive choice earlier this year, it banned abortion in Texas except to save the...
“Second Amendment Sanctuary” Texas Arms Mexican Drug Cartels
The typical image of violent, heavily armed Mexican drug cartels tends to leave out one very important fact: Texas is the source for many...
Abbott’s Busing Stunts Contributing To Inflation
For nearly a century, Texans have insisted that slowing or stopping migrants from the south is essential to the economic well-being of the state...
Texas Democrats Are Winning The Fundraising Game
There are many ways to judge how well a political race is going before voters actually head to the polls. One of those is...
Texas Republicans Don’t Seem To Do Much About Pedophiles Despite Rhetoric
One of the dominating conservative talking points over the last four years has been that sexual predators are running rampant. Democrats are accused either...
Operation Lone Star Is Near Useless At Stopping Fentanyl
Every week, Ohio congressional representative Jim Jordan sends out the same fundraising email with the terrifying headline, “Enough Fentanyl to Kill Every American.” It...
