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.
CPS Costing Kids With Bad Record Keeping
In the latest failure of the Texas Child Protective Services agency, a federal judge castigated officials for failing to keep accurate records and potentially...
CNN Special Tackles Texas Billionaires Controlling Republican Politics
Just three very rich men control much of the Republican Party in Texas, according to a CNN Special Report, and they brought the receipts.
“Deep...
The Gun Industry Runs More of Your Life Than You Think
The gun industry cost Texas an extra half billion dollars this year, and it’s just a part of the effect they have on everyone’s...
Abbott’s Inaction Leads to Astronomic Electric Bills
The Texas electric grid is under amazing strain as the state faces record high temperatures with so sign of abating. Power companies are reaping...
O’Rourke Prospects Brighten Despite Red Wave Predictions
Every election expert is predicting that Republicans will do better than Democrats this midterm, but there are some indications that former congressman Beto O’Rourke...
Texas Abortion Ban Negatively Impacting Healthcare
With abortion now banned in Texas, doctors are being forced to choose what is best for their patients and what might get them in...
Republicans Push For Criminal Penalties For Abortion
Three Texas Republican lawmakers are trying to convince the state supreme court to enforce criminal penalties under a 1925 abortion law.
State Reps. Brisco Cain...
ERCOT Failing Texas Yet Again
Every time Texas gets extreme weather, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas asks residents to please try to save the power grid by conserving...
Abbott Funds Border War at Juvenile’s Expense
Operation Lone Star, Governor Greg Abbot’s ill-fated attempt to increase border security, is on track to cost the state billions of dollars. At least...
Republicans Targeting Senior Voters Next
Texas Republicans pushed through one of the greatest rollbacks in voting rights and access last year, but apparently that was only the beginning. The...
