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Several conservative House Republicans are demanding the immediate resignation of Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) following the release of damning leaked text messages. The scandal centers on a series of leaked communications between Gonzales and Regina Santos-Aviles, a 35-year-old regional district director for his office. She died in September 2025 after setting herself on fire at her home; her death was ruled a suicide by the Bexar County medical examiner’s office. As The Gateway Pundit reported last year, Rep. Tony Gonzales, a married father of six, is accused of carrying on an extramarital affair with his senior aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, who...

Text messages obtained by Juliegrace Brufke of 24sight News appear to confirm that Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) had an inappropriate relationship with Regina Santos-Aviles, a former staffer who committed suicide by self-immolation last September. Another former Gonzales staffer who described himself as Santos-Aviles’s “best friend” recently told the San Antonio Express-News that Santos-Aviles had admitted the affair to him, and that she had been battling depression ever since her husband found out about the relationship, causing the congressman to “abruptly cut her off.” He also produced text messages in which Sant0s-Aviles admitted to the affair. Gonzales denied the affair in...

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) declared on Thursday that he “WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED” following a report suggesting an aide committed suicide after an alleged affair with the congressman. “I WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED. Disgusting to see people profit politically and financially off a tragic death. The public should IMMEDIATELY have full access to the Uvalde Police report,” Gonzales wrote on X. The congressman included a message from a lawyer offering a non-disclosure agreement and settlement. I WILL NOT BE BLACKMAILED. Disgusting to see people profit politically and financially off a tragic death. The public should IMMEDIATELY have full access to...

A Texas congressional staffer doused herself in gasoline before she caught fire and died, investigators said. Regina Santos-Aviles, 35, was found engulfed in flames at her Uvalde home on September 13. She was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center but died from her injuries the next morning. Santos-Aviles served as the regional district director for Republican US Representative Tony Gonzales since 2021. Police officers said she had 'doused herself in gasoline and was ignited into flames The Department of Public Safety determined she was alone at the time of the blaze after reviewing home surveillance video. Uvalde Police Chief Homer...

A congressional staffer’s mysterious death after being found on fire outside her home has triggered a high-level investigation by Texas Rangers, raising disturbing questions about what really happened to this dedicated public servant. Story Snapshot * Regina Santos-Aviles, staffer to Rep. Tony Gonzales, died after being found on fire outside her Uvalde home * Texas Rangers and Uvalde Police Department launched joint investigation into the suspicious circumstances * Victim’s final words to her mother before the tragic incident have left family heartbroken * Congressional office mourns loss of dedicated team member who served constituents faithfully ====================================================== Tragic Discovery Sparks Investigation...

Police are probing the death of a congressional staffer who was found on fire at her home in Texas. Regina Santos-Aviles, 35, was discovered by her mother, who called emergency crews to the Uvalde residence on the evening of September 13. She was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center but died from her injuries the next morning, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. Santos-Aviles, remembered by friends and family as a 'devoted mother' to her eight-year-old son, had served as the regional district director for Republican US Representative Tony Gonzales since 2021. Uvalde Police Chief Homer Delgado said...