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.
Vouchers Would Blow a Billion-Dollar Hole in the Texas Budget
What Texas Republicans call “school choice” could be very, very expensive. Voucher programs in other states and analysis from experts show that school vouchers...
Paxton, Webster Defend Their False Claims of Election Fraud
Last Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case brought against First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster, second in command under...
2024 Presidential Election Impact on Texas: Disaster Relief
This is a multipart series on the different ways the 2024 Presidential Election is likely to affect Texas.
In recent history, Texas has been ground...
How Abbott is His Own Worst Enemy
Governor Greg Abbott may be the top Republican in Texas, but his leadership of the party is undermined by his greatest opponent: Governor Greg...
Why Does a Railroad Commissioner Need $9 Million in Her Campaign?
Christi Craddick, a Republican, is one of Texas’s three Railroad Commissioners and the chair of that body. She is up for re-election this year...
Texas Major Battlefield in Push for Christian Nationalism in Public Schools
There is a national push to insert Christian nationalist lessons into public schools, and Texas is one of the main battlegrounds in that fight.
The...
Pro-Voucher Florida Lawmaker Indicted for Crimes Related to Christian School She Administers
A Florida lawmaker who has openly supported school vouchers surrendered to authorities last week after being indicted for crimes related to a Christian school...
Study Shows Texas is One of the Worst Places to Work
A new study from Oxfam shows that Texas is one of the worst paces to be an employee in the United States. Overall, the...
School Voucher Groups Avoid Vouchers in New Mailers
Out-of-state billionaires are hoping to swing some competitive Texas House races to pass vouchers, but you would never know it from the mailers they...
Phelan Names Major Texas GOP Insider as Chief of Staff
It certainly appears as if Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) is intending to hold his position when the legislature reconvenes next year. Mike...
