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.
Small Government?: Texas Republicans Strengthen Control Over Counties and Cities
Republicans often say they are the party of small government, but increasingly Texas Republicans are attempting to control how cities and counties conduct their...
Abbott Wants To Make Powers Assumed During COVID Permanent
During the COVID outbreak, Governor Greg Abbott assumed widespread powers thanks to a declaration of emergency. Despite the wind down of the pandemic, Abbott...
Are Texas Republicans Finally Turning On Ken Paxton?
Despite a solid base of support from conservative Texans, Republicans continue to turn their backs on Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Paxton has been under indictment...
Abbott Heads Off Voucher Opposition By Promising All Public Schools Will Remain Fully-Funded
Governor Greg Abbott delivered the State of the State address on Thursday, the content of which was expectedly geared toward far right legislative goals...
Abbott Tried To Make State Of The State Attendees Sign NDAs
Governor Greg Abbott is apparently very keen to keep the State of the State speech tonight as much of a secret as possible. He...
Ken Paxton’s Misdeeds Have Cost Texans $6 Million
Attorney General Ken Paxton has spent the last six years and two elections under indictment for securities fraud, not to mention a separate federal...
Abbott Targets Diversity Programs
With the U.S. Supreme Court preparing to hear cases on affirmative action, Governor Greg Abbott appears to be trying to beat the rush. This...
SSES For All? Abbott’s Voucher Program May Build On Special Ed Fund
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Despite major pushback from education professionals and a bipartisan coalition of Democrats and rural Republicans, Governor...
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 Board of...
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 week at...
