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.
Conservative Groups Launch Extremist Purity Mail Blitz
Some of the biggest names in Texas conservative circles are attacking incumbent Republican legislators in an effort to drive the Republican Party even further...
Dan Patrick: The Alt-Right Wizard
Since George W. Bush left Texas to be president, no man in state Republican politics has been as effective at pushing far-right conservatism as...
Conservatives Turn Funeral into Political Hit
There is no greater thorn in the side of Harris County Republicans than County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Since her ascension to the highest executive...
Who Said It? The Most Outrageous Quotes From Trump’s Texas Rally
Top Texas Republicans joined former president and current Florida man under criminal investigation Donald Trump at a rally in Conroe, Texas on Jan. 29....
Reservists Organization Blasts Abbott & Paxton for Soldier Discrimination
Even as Governor Greg Abbott comes under repeated fire for unsafe working conditions the Texas National Guard is experiencing serving in Operation Lone Star...
“Racially Discriminatory” Texas Senate District Primary to Go Ahead
The primary elections will happen on schedule in March in Tarrant County thanks to a panel of three federal judges this week. They denied the...
Houston City Council to be Sued for Better Hispanic Representation
In a city where 45 percent of the residents are Hispanic, the Houston City Council has exactly one Hispanic member, Robert Gallegos. A new...
Texas National Guard Cleared to Form a Union
The Justice Department formally cleared the way for members of the National Guard to form a workplace union last week, which may offer some...
FBI Raid on Cuellar May Be Linked to Azerbaijan Oil Companies
Last week, the FBI suddenly raided the home of nine-term Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), but it wasn’t exactly clear why law enforcement was...
Texas Governor Candidate Defends White Nationalist Staffer
The Republican primary for Texas governor was always going to be a duel of extremes, but a worrying new wrinkle was added this week...
