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.
How the John Lewis Act Could Impact Texas Voting
The fight over voter rights and access in Texas is now a race. With the Texas Legislature back in session thanks to the return...
Texas Republicans Increase Opposition to Teaching Racial History in New Bill
With the Texas House of Representatives now back in session thanks to enough Democrats returning to Austin to form a quorum, the legislature is...
Internal Investigation Say Paxton Broke No Laws, But Questions Remain
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to be under official scrutiny for possible criminal behavior, but an internal investigation report from his office released...
Census: Non-Hispanic Whites in Texas Now a Minority
The long-delayed results of the 2020 United States Census are out, and they show that America’s population is growing and becoming more diverse. In...
Abbott is Risking Kids’ Lives for Political Clout
Schools are starting all over Texas, and the biggest political fight in the state is whether schools should be allowed to put in mask...
Quorum-Less Texas Legislature Tries to Change the Rules
With no quorum in the Texas House of Representatives, the Senate is trying to make the eventual lawmaking process faster should the Democrats return...
Second Special Legislative Session Off to a Rocky Start
The business of the state is having a rough time as the second special legislative session is still missing a quorum in the House.
The...
Judge Blocks the Arrest of Texas Democrats
Yet another weapon in Governor Greg Abbott’s arsenal against the absent Texas Democrats has been defused. A judge temporality blocked the arrest of the...
Republicans Piling Up to Challenge Talarico for Texas District 52
At least three Republicans have already declared their intention to challenge a Democratic stronghold in Texas, District 52 which contains Round Rock, Hutto, and...
Abbott’s Folly: How His Hardnose Voting Fight Could Cost Him Redistricting
Enough Texas Democrats have fled the state that the Texas House of Representatives cannot legally form a quorum or pass any laws, which has...
