News 4 and Fox SA have obtained a series of text messages between U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and his former regional district director, Regina Santos-Aviles
Regina Santos-Aviles died in what officials described as an apparent act of self-immolation, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office. SAN ANTONIO — News 4 and Fox SA have obtained a series of text messages between U.
S. Rep. Tony Gonzales and his former regional district director, Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide in September. The messages come after months of speculation about an alleged affair between the two, which would violate U.S. House ethics rules prohibiting members of Congress from engaging in sexual relationships with staffers. The text exchanges were released to our stations by Adrian Aviles, Santos-Aviles’ husband. News 4 and Fox SA have independently verified their authenticity.“I swear my life has been a Telenovela for the past seven days. You don't really want a hot picture of me,” Santos-Aviles responds.1.png The messages, sent between 12:15 a.m. and 12:54 a.m., show Santos-Aviles twice telling Gonzales that things had gone too far. In a June 2024 group chat message to several Gonzales staffers, Adrian Aviles sent a message informing them that he and his wife would be getting a divorce "after my discovery of text messages and pictures, that she's been having an affair on me with your boss Tony Gonzales for some time now." The texts add to mounting questions surrounding the relationship and come amid calls for Gonzales' resignation and a congressional ethics review.that the probe has wrapped up, but the OCC cannot transmit its report to the House Ethics Committee within a 60-day window before an election involving a member of Congress in the investigation. Gonzales is also facing a closely-watched Republican primary election on March 3, as he seeks re-election in Texas’s 23rd Congressional District. The congressman had previously denied the affair in an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival, but in new statements, he has not denied the affair outright. His office did not respond to requests for comment on the OCC investigation.“It’s shameful that Brandon Herrera is using a disgruntled former staffer to smear her memory and score political points, conveniently pushing this out the very day early voting started,” Gonzales said in a statement. “I am not going to engage in these personal smears and instead will remain focused on helping President Trump secure the border and improve the lives of all Texans.”considering workplace or sexual harassment litigationIn September, first responders were called to Santos-Aviles’ home in Uvalde, reporting she had doused herself in gasoline. She was transported to a San Antonio hospital, where she later died. The Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled her death a suicide by self-immolation, or setting oneself on fire. Uvalde first responders say surveillance video proves Santos-Aviles was alone in her backyard when this happened. Aviles says he has not spoken out about the affair allegations against his wife before now because he didn't want their young son to see the details when he got older.“His constant denials are what finally spurred Adrian to say, ‘I am tired of Tony calling my wife a liar, calling me a liar, calling his staffer a liar, when the only liar around is Tony Gonzales,’” Barrera said.REYNOSA, Mexico - A shelter in place warning has been issued for U.S. Citizens currently in some areas in Mexico after the death of a notorious cartel leader.BEXAR COUNTY, Texas — Deputies are responding to a barricaded subject incident in Northwest Bexar County.The area will be impacted until the situation has beenA 35-year-old man was arrested late Friday night after allegedly assaulting two police officers during a disturbance call on the city’s North Side.City Council will meet Monday after calling for an investigation into Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones.The investigation was ordered because of “repeated instances” of unSAN ANTONIO — Tuesday will mark three years since Raymond Najera's father Ramon Najera's was killed on the West Side.Raymon and his wife were attacked by dogs
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