Recent disclosures have unveiled messages suggesting that Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales sought a sexual relationship with a second aide, predating the scandalous affair with another staffer that ultimately led to the end of his political career.
Hundreds of 2020 text messages purportedly exchanged between the Republican representative and his then-political director reveal persistent requests for nude photographs, along with attempts to initiate a sexual connection. In one explicit message, Gonzales allegedly expressed a desire for her to “squeeze my balls.”
These texts, acquired by the San Antonio Express News, surface just weeks after Gonzales withdrew from his re-election campaign. His decision followed revelations of an extramarital affair with a different staffer, Regina Aviles, who tragically took her own life by self-immolation.
The Daily Mail first reported on their affair in October 2025, shortly after the devastating incident at Aviles’s home in Uvalde.
Throughout both incidents involving staffers, Gonzales remained married to his wife, Angel, with whom he has six children.
As of now, Congressman Gonzales has not offered a comment to the Daily Mail regarding the allegations from 2020.
The woman – who is not named in the report – said she came forward after Aviles’ death, telling the paper: ‘This behavior needs to stop.’
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is seen in the U.S. Capitol before the House voted to keep the government funded into March, on Thursday, January 18, 2024
Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales and his former staffer and mistress Regina Aviles are pictured together in a photo given to Daily Mail by San Antonio Attorney Bobby Barrera. The lawyer represents Aviles’ husband
During one late-night conversation between Gonzales and the staffer in 2020, the congressman allegedly pressured her for nude photos.
’47 nos is about my limit,’ Gonzales reportedly said after being turned down repeatedly.
However, the next day he pressured her again to send naked pictures, the Express reports.
‘I know what I want and won’t stop until I get it,’ Gonzales allegedly said in a June 15 message.
The staffer then reportedly sent back a facepalm emoji and moved the topic onto work: ‘You better do that in Congress.’
At the time of the texts, which the Daily Mail has not independently verified, Gonzales was running in a heated primary in his first ever bid to represent Texas’s 23rd Congressional district.
The woman claims she never had a physical relationship with Gonzales, however, she did admit he paid her late-night visits at her house.
‘Want me to come over again,’ Gonzales says in one June 13 exchange.
‘If I come over though, your panties are coming off.’
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, listens during a news conference about school safety enhancements at North East Independent School District in front of the new Wilshire Safety Training Center Friday, Feb. 6
Gonzales and his wife, Angel, casted their ballots in early March, a photo shared on Gonzales’s social media shows
Messages between the two appear to show he did not stay the night.
‘Okay you have two options… I left (as I did) and we continue the mystery,’ Gonzales allegedly text her afterwards. ‘I stayed and we f—ed like rabbits. Which one would you choose?’
She is said to have replied: ‘Leave. And let the mystery build.’
She told the Express-News that she was not totally innocent in their interactions, adding that she regretted having ‘played him.’
However, the retired Navy officer did not take the rejection well.
‘I don’t do well not being wanted,’ he wrote before asking her for a nude he did not get, according to the report.
The former campaign worker explained that by October 2020, their relationship had become cold, but she continued working for him until November when he won his first seat in Congress.
Gonzales did not hire her to be part of his congressional staff when he went to Washington, DC.
The three-term congressman from Texas one heavily promoted his regular TV news appearances on his social media accounts, but now shuns the media
Regina Aviles admitted to having an affair with her married boss, Rep. Tony Gonzales, in a text message to a friend shared with Daily Mail by the pal
Earlier this month, Gonzales shared a photo of him leaving the White House on his social media before his fall from grace
Gonzales is serving out his final months in office after being forced to drop out of his re-election race.
Several elected officials and constituents in his Texas district tell Daily Mail Gonzales has stopped performing some of his duties despite continuing to receive his $174,000 yearly congressional salary.
Gonzales is not responding to at least some of his constituents and is shunning media attention, according to multiple people interviewed by the Daily Mail.
Amid mounting pressure from his Republican colleague, Gonzales finally admitted to cheating on his wife a day after coming in second in a razor-tight March 3 primary.
The US Speaker of the House then called on Gonzales to drop out of the race- leaving a clear path for his opponent Brandon Herrera to move forward in the general election to represent the district.
He’s currently under investigation for his relationship with Aviles, accused of violating House rules which prohibit members of Congress from having sex with their staffers.
Gonzales is set to see out his term, which ends in January.
