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.
AI, Crypto Straining the Texas Power Grid
Amid all the other concerns about the nature of increased artificial intelligence is a new and ominous one for Texas: power drainage.
A blockbuster report...
Abbott Endorsed Candidate From Dallas Carpetbags Rural Abilene
Governor Greg Abbott’s war on rural Republicans who killed his voucher bill continues with one of his latest endorsees attempt to primary challenge the...
Biden’s Climate Plan Brings Billions to Texas
Mining and manufacturing have boomed under President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), leading to billions of dollars’ worth of investments. Republican states,...
Rural Texas Communities Targeted by Rich, Out-of-State Urbanites
Small rural communities in Texas are under attack from wealthy urbanites who want to destroy their culture. Contrary to popular belief, the attackers are...
How Would Texas Fit Into Trump’s Christian Nationalist Plan?
Former president Donald Trump will make Christian nationalism a priority should he reclaim the White House in the 2024 election. How would Texas fit...
Man Who Threatened To Kill Texas House Speaker Is a Radical Men’s Rights Activist...
This is shaping up to be one of the most divisive election years in living memory, even right down to the Texas House of...
Texas House Republican Accuses Own Party of “Widespread, Aggressive Misinformation”
Texas House Rep. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) is one of the most conservative Republicans in the lower chamber, but he is calling out his own...
Mass Shooters Are Getting Younger. Texas Doesn’t Seem To Mind.
As the Kansas City Chiefs were celebrating their Super Bowl victory in their hometown with a parade this week, shots rang out. The confetti...
Male Pastors From Texas Are 8 Times (At Least) More Likely To Sexually Assault...
In far-right conservative Christian circles, it’s standard to accuse LGBT people of sexually grooming minors simply by existing in the same space. Drag queens...
Dade Phelan Being Challenged By A Secessionist With An Unaccredited Law Degree
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is the number-one target of far-right Texas Republicans. Their chosen candidate has a correspondence degree from an unaccredited school...
