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.
“Sen. Cruz, What About My Daughter’s Tragic Life Was ‘Reasonable?’”
One of the hardest things about Samantha Casiano’s daughter’s death was the gifts. Friends, family, and well-wishers saw only a pregnant woman, not someone...
Republican Voting Challengers “Undermine Election Outcomes” Say Experts
Whether there is a clear winner in the 2024 Presidential Election on Tuesday or not, Republicans will claim voter fraud. In fact, they’ve already...
2024 Presidential Election Impact on Texas: Vouchers
This is a multipart series on the different ways the 2024 Presidential Election is likely to affect Texas.
Aside from immigration, school vouchers are the...
Links Between Trump and Christian Nationalism Deepening
On October 23, former president and current convicted felon Donald Trump attended a Turning Point USA event in Georgia. There, he was photographed kneeling...
Robert Roberson: A Cascade of Medical Failures
Robert Roberson is facing execution for the death of his toddler, Nikki, in 2002. Texas lawmakers are racing to save his life, now convinced...
2024 Presidential Election Impact on Texas: Immigration
This is a multipart series on the different ways the 2024 Presidential Election is likely to affect Texas.
In Texas, immigration is the most important...
Opinion: Cy-Fair ISD Book Challenge Policy Ripe for Harassment
On Friday, I attended training for the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District for the Library Reconsideration Committee, which deals with challenged books in the school...
Paxton Files First Lawsuit Against Doctor for Gender-Affirming Care
The first legal test of Texas’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors has begun. Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a...
2024 Presidential Election Impact on Texas: Inflation
This is a multipart series on the different ways the 2024 Presidential Election is likely to affect Texas.
On any list of issues most important...
How White Supremacists Use Natural Disasters to Recruit
Hurricanes are frightening, and frightened people are easy to recruit into extremist sects. White supremacist groups are using Hurricanes Helene and Milton to do...
