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.
The School Voucher Fight Will Heat Up In 2023
It gets fewer headlines than abortion or gun control, but school vouchers remains a prime Republican goal heading into the 2023 legislative session. The...
The Fight for Texas House Speaker is Actually About the 2024 Primaries
Current Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has a challenger, Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington), but the fight is over far more than the gavel. The major...
Energy Industry Darling Crenshaw Denounces “Radical Environmentalism”
With Republicans having retaken the House of Representatives, the GOP is looking for ways to curtail the Biden Administration. One path of attack seems...
Abbott Flexes His Border Muscles at Biden
After a landslide victory, Governor Greg Abbott is starting his third term the same way he has spent the last year of his second;...
What New Mental Health Legislation Might Look Like in 2023
After a resounding success in the midterms, Texas Republicans are highly unlikely to pass any sort of gun control when the 88th Texas Legislature...
Texas GOP: “2 Americas Are at War”
Despite sweeping victories across the state on Tuesday, the Texas GOP seems to be ramping up violent rhetoric pitting Democrats and Republicans against each...
Gen Z Built the Blue Wall That Held Back the Red Wave
Nationally, Democrats exceeded most expectations in the midterm elections and a prophesied Red Wave turned out to be more of a Pink Splash. Credit for...
Texas House Speaker Candidate Tinderholt Plans To Eliminate Democratic Committee Chairs
Should Texas Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives after the midterms, one of the further-right members has vowed to run for Speaker...
Re-Electing Abbott Explodes Winter Storm Uri Accountability
Humans are by nature pattern-seeking animals. If someone does something harmful to the community but is not punished for it, or even profits from...
White Nationalist Former Trump Official Spreads Racist Flyer Campaign In Texas
A high profile former official in the Trump Administration known for being a white nationalist launched a racist flyer campaign in Texas with just...
