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.
Texas Senate Moves To Shut Down Renewable Energy Permanently
With only days left in the legislative session, Texas Republicans in the Senate are hoping to permanently cripple the renewable energy industry in the...
Harris County Strikes Back Against Targeted Anti-Voter Laws
With two bills targeting Harris County’s voting practices headed to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, county officials are themselves headed to court in order to...
Texas Legislature Targeting Harris County With Voter Laws
Harris County is home to Houston and the largest concentration of Democratic voters in Texas. The legislature has only one week left in their...
Texas Senate Sets Possible Precedent In Silencing Dissent Through Appeals
A somewhat arcane, but important precedent was possibly set in the Texas Senate on Thursday during a debate on a gun bill. Appeals to...
Bonnen’s Deal To Prioritize Profit In Medicaid Coverage
As the budget fight in the Texas Legislature heats up over school vouchers, a quiet addition being pushed by the Bonnen Brothers could start...
The Latest Voucher Bribe: Ending the STAAR Test
Like a tired parent pretending that a fork full of broccoli is an airplane to get a fussy toddler to eat, Texas Republicans tried...
Texas Senate Moving To Limit Voting Option
As electoral demographics continue to change in Texas, Republicans continue to try and cement their long hold on power by making voting more difficult...
Dan Patrick Repeatedly Fails To Stand Up To The NRA
At one point, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick looked like he might be the rare Republican that was willing to make a stand on gun...
Texas Cuts a Lot of Mental Health Spending Despite it Supposedly Being the Cause...
Another mass shooting in Texas left eight people dead and seven more injured over the weekend. Despite this, Governor Greg Abbott has vowed that...
Florida Offers Grim Prediction Of Texas Voucher Program
As the fight over school vouchers continues in the Texas legislature, one only has to look at Florida to see what is in store...
