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Texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales sent sexually explicit messages to staffer
Explicit late-night texts from Rep. Tony Gonzales to a deceased aide have triggered ethics reviews and resignation calls from at least four House Republicans.
- On Monday, Rep. Tony Gonzales was linked to newly released late-night texts between him and former regional district director Regina Santos-Aviles, which News 4 and Fox SA obtained and verified.
- Adrian Aviles says he discovered text messages and sent a June 2024 group-chat message to Gonzales staffers, while his attorney says frustration with Gonzales's denials prompted him to release the material.
- In a May 2024 exchange, messages show Gonzales requesting `a sexy pic` while texts between 12:15 a.m. and 12:54 a.m. have Santos-Aviles twice saying it was `going too far` as he pressed sexual topics including `anal`.
- On Monday, a fellow House Republican called for Gonzales to resign as the Office of Congressional Conduct wrapped its probe but cannot send a report before the March 3 primary.
- Political moves, including NRCC ads and a House Freedom Fund endorsement on Monday, reshape Gonzales' primary race as Bobby Barrera says legal action is under consideration.
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Republicans Demand Gonzales Resign Over Racy Texts
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales is under intensifying pressure from within his own party to abandon his re-election bid, after newly released explicit text messages appear to show him asking a staffer for sexual photos. The texts, from 2024, were provided to the Wall Street Journal by the widower of Gonzales'...
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales Facing Pressure to Resign Over Text Messages to Staffer Who Died By Suicide
Texas lawmaker Tony Gonzales is being pressured to resign from his position ahead of the November primaries after newly released "sexually explicit" text messages show his conversations with ex-staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide last year
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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is facing growing calls to resign after some disturbing, sexually-suggestive text messages with a former aide came to light. The staffer, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, killed herself by setting herself on fire several months ago. Police ruled it a suicide with no signs of foul play. Now, according to just-released text messages obtained from Regina’s phone, it’s been revealed that she allegedly had an affair wi…
House speaker protects skeevy GOP lawmaker to save his majority
A growing chorus of Republicans are calling on Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign, after text messages surfaced showing him pressuring an aide who later died by suicide to send him sexually explicit photos of herself. Yet Speaker Mike Johnson is protecting Gonzales, saying Gonzales deserves due process and thus won't make a determination on whether he should resign until an investigation plays out. It's transparently an effort by Johnson to …
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