WASHINGTON — An aide to Rep. Tony Gonzales admitted that she had an affair with the Texas Republican in a textual content message to a colleague — months earlier than she fatally set herself on hearth.
Regina Santos-Aviles appeared to acknowledge the tryst early on the morning of April 28, 2025, saying: “I had [an] affair with our boss and I’m high-quality,” in response to a screenshot of the trade obtained by The Publish.
Santos-Aviles’ confession to her co-worker was first reported by the San Antonio Categorical-Information, which withdrew its endorsement of Gonzales within the March 3 Republican main, saying the congressman “has inquiries to reply.”
That Sept. 13, Santos-Aviles coated herself in gasoline earlier than lighting herself ablaze within the yard of her Uvalde, Texas, residence.
The 35-year-old spouse and mom of 1 labored as a regional director for Gonzales within the Lone Star State’s twenty third Congressional District, which contains a lot of the realm of west Texas bordering Mexico, together with the western outskirts of San Antonio.
Gonzales, who’s operating for re-election to a fourth Home time period this November, has mentioned that the purported fling, which was first reported by the Each day Mail, was simply “individuals throwing rocks at me, saying I’m doing nasty issues.”
“In politics, you higher have thick pores and skin,” he advised native station KSAT this previous November throughout The Texas Tribune Pageant. “I completely get that, however the rumors are fully untruthful.”
Makes an attempt to contact the married Gonzales, 45, weren’t instantly profitable Wednesday morning.
This previous October, Regina’s mom claimed to The Publish that stories of her daughter’s affair with Gonzales going down after she break up from husband Adrian Aviles had been additionally “fully false.”
“I don’t assume it has any advantage,” she mentioned on the time.
Texas Legal professional Normal Ken Paxton’s workplace determined in December to seal 911 calls, police stories and different video of the tragic suicide in response to media requests.
Javier Guerra, an legal professional for Adrian Aviles, has mentioned that his consumer had expressed concern about his late spouse’s non-public information being launched.
