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.
Newly Conservative School Board Changes Tune on Vouchers
One more obstacle in the far-right Republican quest to institute school vouchers in Texas was removed last week. A newly conservative Texas...
Abbott To Go Ahead With Unpopular School Voucher Push
Governor Greg Abbott has been cagey on what exactly his support for “school choice” would entail, but he settled the matter this...
UT Study Shows Maternal Death Rate Is Still Terrible
A long-awaited report on maternal deaths in Texas was delayed until after the November midterm elections and may not even be released...
Patrick’s Broken Promise for Rural Education
Far-right Texas Republicans continue to push an unpopular school voucher program in the state legislature, led by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Despite...
New Bill Would Bar Publishers From School Libraries If They Don’t Have An Age...
The latest attack on school libraries comes from State Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress) in the form of House Bill 338. It would...
514,000 Texans Could Lose Medicaid Coverage On April 1
Half a million Texans once again find their health insurance at risk thanks to Texas’s refusal to expand Medicaid under the Affordable...
Budget Surplus Could Be Spent On Bigger School Allotments
One debate happening in the state legislature this session is exactly how to give more money to Texas schools. One increasingly popular...
How The School Voucher Fight Is Going In Other States
A school voucher program is a priority for far-right Texas Republicans this legislative session even as moderates and Democrats oppose the idea....
Support For Raising AR-Style Rifle Buying Age Grows Despite Republican Opposition
One of the most consistent recommendations that came out of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde was that Texas should raise...
Far-Right Republicans Already Up To Legislative Stunts
Like a legislative version of Jackass, some Texas Republicans known for petulant stunts in the legislature are already up to their old...
