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February 17, 2026 7:31 PM

Congressman Tony Gonzales had extramarital affair with aide who set herself on fire, ex-staffer says

Reporters Bayliss Wagner and Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson got the scoop in the San Antonio Express News:

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales engaged in a romantic relationship with an aide who died last year by setting herself on fire outside her Uvalde home, according to a text message and people close to the aide and her family.

A former staffer in Gonzales' district office who worked closely with the aide, Regina Ann "Regi" Santos-Aviles, said she told him they had an affair in 2024, and that she spiraled into a depression after her husband discovered the relationship and Gonzales abruptly cut her off. He also shared with the San Antonio Express-News a screenshot of a text message from Santos-Aviles in which she acknowledged having an “affair with our boss.”

The staffer, who asked not to be named, citing a fear of retaliation, faulted Gonzales' office for failing to intervene, saying he warned the congressman's district director months before Santos-Aviles' death that he was concerned about her well-being. He described her as his “best friend” and said their families knew each other.

Gonzales, a Republican representing Texas' 23rd Congressional District, is currently seeking reelection in a contested primary. He and his staff did not respond to a list of detailed questions submitted by the Express-News.

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February 17, 2026 3:48 PM

Kronberg says former Gov Perry brings both Trump and Establishment GOP cred to Cornyn campaign tour

It's a good reminder that former Speaker Phelan benefitted greatly from one of the elder statesmen of the Texas GOP in his primary one year ago

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February 16, 2026 7:08 PM

President Trump endorses Alex Mealer over Rep. Briscoe Cain in Congressional 9 in Houston

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February 16, 2026 3:51 PM

Abbott backed candidate for Texas Ag Commissioner opens up on the campaign trail about his alcoholism, porn addiction, and an extramarital affair

In response to revelations about Nate Sheets, Commissioner Miller's campaign laid it on thick, saying they would "not be speaking further on the recent revelations about Sheets’ addictions to sex, alcohol, and pornography, or his illicit affairs while in ministry, resulting in his untimely dismissal"

It was a GOP primary debate right up until it turned into a public confessional.

Before a crowd of conservative Republicans in Dallas County this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott's candidate in the race for Texas Agriculture Commissioner opened up about some of his past struggles with porn addiction and alcoholism then told those voters about an extramarital affair.

All this has been simmering just under the surface in the race. But it spilled into the open during a Sunday night debate at the Angelika Film Center, leaving some in attendance scratching their heads because many hadn't heard anything about it just yet. In multiple forums and debates, including one moderated by yours truly in Houston a couple weeks ago, Sheets and Ag Commissioner Sid Miller have taken a few swipes at each other here and there but have mostly discussed issues important to GOP primary voters. Immigration policy, “Making America Healthy Again,” and the innerworkings of the Texas Department of Agriculture. Stuff like that.

But Gov. Abbott in recent weeks has turned up the heat by calling Miller corrupt and, in a vague but direct way, telling Republican voters about Miller's "connections with criminality."

Yes, Miller's side had a response to that.

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By Scott Braddock

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