Texas lawmaker Tony Gonzales urged to resign over alleged affair with staffer
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- Texas Republican Representative Tony Gonzales faces calls from within his party to resign following allegations of an affair with a married staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide in September.
- Gonzales denies the affair but has not agreed to resign, stating that all facts have yet to emerge, while some GOP members, including Speaker Mike Johnson, emphasize the need for investigations to proceed.
- Text messages reveal Gonzales asked Santos-Aviles for explicit photos and engaged in inappropriate communication, which reportedly contributed to her mental health decline and subsequent suicide.
- Prominent Republicans, including Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace, have urged Gonzales to step down immediately, and a resolution has been filed to release records of congressional investigations into sexual misconduct
