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Jef Rouner

Jef Rouner
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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 Mail-In Voting is Already a Mess for 2022 Midterms

In the long Republican-led war against mail-in voting in Texas, it looks like the best tactic has already been deployed: confusion. The entire system...

Jan. 6 Republican Lawmakers May Face Constitutional Challenge

A year after the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, there are still many questions about how culpable Republican leadership who pushed the fraudulent...

Texas Foster System Makes Some Progress, But Much More to be Done

Governor Greg Abbott has long found himself under fire for the abhorrent state of Texas’ foster system. A new report shows some progress has...

Paxton Files Suit to Get Whistleblower Complaint Thrown Out

Even for Attorney General Ken Paxton, the legal filings surrounding his possible misconduct are getting labyrinthian and bizarre. He filed suit with the Supreme...

West Accuses Abbott of Failing National Guard

In what is sure to be only the first shot fired in the Republican primary for Texas governor, former Florida congressman Allen West has...

A Year Later, Texas Republicans Still Support The Big Lie

The Big Lie is the colloquial term for saying that the 2020 presidential election was rife with fraud and stolen from Donald Trump. Propagandizing...

Brennan Center Sues Paxton Over Mail-in Voting

Texas’ draconian new set of voter rights and access restrictions now has a sizable threat in the form of a new lawsuit filed by the...

Texas Laws Taking Effect on January 1

The Texas legislature was very busy in 2021. All in all, it’s relatively minor aspects of law taking effect now, especially after a year...

Omicron Devastating Texas Compared to Other States

The “Don’t California my Texas” crowd is going to have a hard time making that argument once again as the Lone Star State sees...

Gohmert Endorses “Second Amendment Solutions” at Arizona Event

Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-Lufkin) endorsed armed overthrow of the United States at a conservative event in Arizona this week. Gohmert has long been one...
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