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.
The Future Looks Green for Marijuana in Texas
It was only five years ago that Governor Greg Abbott was firmly against legalizing marijuana in Texas, even for medicinal purposes. However, a change...
Mass shootings in 2019: Where Did Texas Land in the Statistics?
Despite making up only 8.77 percent of the United States population, Texans were 12.13 percent of all mass shooting victims killed or injured in...
Proceed With Caution: Holidays Can Be Dangerous for Texas Drivers
The holidays are here, and that means dashing through the… unseasonable warmth to visit grandparents, attend office parties, and beg any open restaurant to...
Texas Capitol Tree Ornaments Show the Spirit of the State
Few things can bring people together like the holidays, and nothing shows that better than the breathtaking 23-foot, Texas-grown Christmas tree in the Texas...
Texas Parents Struggle With Childcare During the Holidays
The public school system is by far the primary form of childcare for working Texas parents. On top of that, many Texas kids are...
A Million Texans Signed Up for the Affordable Care Act in 2019
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has faced a hostile Trump Administration determined to dismantle it since President Trump took office in...
No Resolution for Controversial Storm Insurance Rate Hike
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association held a meeting on December 10 in Corpus Christi, Texas, to decide if they should approve a controversial rate...
Texas’ immigration backlog could hurt Dems
Immigration is a hot button political issue and has stayed one for the past several years. Many people point out that crackdowns on undocumented...
Texas school districts grapple with lunch debt
When a child in a public school needs a cafeteria lunch but doesn’t have funds to pay for it, the burden of lunch debt...
Texas Obamacare Decision Coming Soon
Texas Obamacare lawsuit could turn healthcare coverage into a lump of coal this holiday season with millions of people losing their healthcare. In Texas...
