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.
QAnon #SaveOurChildren Campaign Hurts Fight Against Trafficked Minors
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series on QAnon and its growing foothold in Texas. Here is part one.
Houston’s famous “Be...
QAnon Gaining a Foothold in Texas
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series.
QAnon is a radically pro-Trump collection of conspiracy theories loosely based around the idea that...
Divorce Rates Not What You Might Expect During Pandemic
With many families under self-quarantine since March, it’s no wonder that the subject of divorce has come up. However, the numbers are far more...
Texas May Have Missed the Hemp Boom. Can the Industry Recover?
There were some very big numbers bandied about when the Texas legislature paved the way for hemp to be grown in the state, with...
Texas Legislative Black Caucus Introduces George Floyd Act
The 19 members of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus laid out the key provisions of the proposed George Floyd Act during a news conference...
Tiny Texas Town First in State to Resume In-Person Classes
“We’ve been the only monkey in the zoo so far,” said Edna ISD superintendent Robert O'Connor.
Edna is a small town in Jackson County between...
Houston Nonprofit Offers Local Alternative to Industrial Farms
In the early days of the pandemic, store shelves were often bare of fresh fruits and vegetables. Texans who planned on quarantining stocked up,...
Barbers Hill ISD Upholds Racist Hair Policy
The school board of Barbers Hill ISD voted unanimously last week to uphold a dress code policy that has affected their small Black student...
Will High School Football Return in 2020? Players, Coaches Watch, Wait.
The big asterisk on the back-to-school question in Texas is high school football. The future is uncertain for Friday Night Lights.
The big news right...
Houses Boom, Businesses Bust in COVID-19 Real Estate Market
The economy continues to limp along as America endures the coronavirus pandemic with no end in sight, and that means people are still buying...
