Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) told reporters Tuesday that he was “not going to resign” after the emergence of “sexual” text messages with a congressional aide who fatally lit herself on fire in September 2025.
The Texas Republican’s primary campaign has been roiled by allegations that he had an extramarital affair with the staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, in May 2024 — before her husband discovered the messages between Gonzales and his spouse.
“What you’ve seen is not all the facts,” Gonzales told CNN reporter Manu Raju, dodging questions about whether the texts were real or the extent of the alleged affair.