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.
Extreme Right-Wingers Pose as Dallas Black Lives Matter to Harass White Allies
Any exploration of the extremely online reactionary alt-right will show that they love to pull ridiculous hoaxes to try and embarrass harass people on...
Will The Democrats Have to Return to Run for Re-Election?
Since the Texas Democrats have fled the state so that Governor Greg Abbott can’t pass a massive restriction on voter protections and access, the...
Abbott Has Tough Decision Over More Special Sessions
With only one week left in the first special legislative session called by Greg Abbott and exactly zero bills passed, Greg Abbott is about...
Phelan Issues Bizarre Warrant for Cortez’s Arrest, What Does it Mean?
The Texas legislative stalemate continues basically unchanged, but a new and somewhat bizarre wrinkle has been introduced. Speaker of the House Dad Phelan (R-Beaumont)...
COVID: Maybe We Should California Our Texas After All
“Don’t California my Texas” is a popular (and ridiculous) battle cry from conservatives, but when it comes to fighting COVID maybe we should start...
With Grid Reform Not on the Agenda, Abbott Rakes in Energy Dollars
The most glaring omission from Governor Greg Abbott’s special legislative session agenda is any kind of electrical grid reform. Some are questioning whether the...
The Texas Senate Is Still At Work on Abbott’s Agenda, Even If It Goes...
One of the biggest political stories in the country right now is the defection of the Texas Democrats in the House and the Senate...
Texas Republicans Play Hardball With Absent Democrats
The biggest story in voting rights in the country right now is the absent Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives. After having...
Texas Senate Passes Voter Rights Restriction Bill
Though the ultimate fate of the massive voter rights and access restriction bill is in doubt with Democratic members of the Texas House holed...
Texans Need Three Full-Time Minimum Wage Jobs to Afford a Two-Bedroom House
The latest report on how much it costs to live in modest, affordable housing in the United States has come out from the National...
