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.
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...
Gas Failure in February May Have Been Profit-Driven
An official at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) believes that the failure of the electric grid in February may actually have been...
Paxton’s Attempts to Overthrow Election Included Intimidation of Officials
Attorney General Ken Paxton has been one of the most fervent supporters of the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald...
Texas Foster System Desperately Waits for Fixes
A proposed deadline on Wednesday for recommendations to fix Texas’ broken foster care system came and went with no word from Governor Greg Abbott....
Beto O’Rourke Wants to Reform How Texas Funds Colleges
The Permanent University Fund (PUF) isn’t part of most people’s decision when it comes to the upcoming governor’s race, but former Democratic congressman and...
Ken Paxton’s Legal Juggling Act Complicates AG Race
If the Texas Governor’s race is the center ring political attraction, then the Attorney General race is the slightly disreputable sideshow that audiences just...
Legally Purchased Guns Key Part of Crime Wave
When Governor Greg Abbott signed a new bail reform bill this year, Republicans alleged that no-cash bail was behind a recent wave of homicides....
The Texas Minority Voting Roll Purges Have Begun
One of the favorite tricks used by Texas Republicans is to issue mass challenges to minority voters in hopes of stripping them off the...
Biden, Beto & Texas: Where Democratic Party stands in Texas
President Joe Biden came closer to flipping Texas blue in 2020 than any other Democrat in a generation, and two years before, Senator Ted...
Opinion: The Bid for a Fascist Texas is Happening Now
I am fairly certain that the Texas abortion law before the Supreme Court will be struck down. I am equally certain that it will...
