Overview
- The San Antonio Express-News published hundreds of texts Monday showing Gonzales pressing his 2020 political director for nude photos and sex, including lines like “What kind of panties do you wear?” and “47 nos is about my limit,” which the paper said came from his phone number.
- The former aide told NBC News the details were accurate, called the behavior “sexual bullying,” and said the two never had physical contact.
- The new messages add to Gonzales’s March admission of a separate 2024 affair with congressional aide Regina Santos-Aviles, whose death in September 2025 was ruled a suicide by a medical examiner.
- The House Ethics Committee is examining whether his conduct with staff violated the chamber’s code of conduct, which bars members from sexual relationships with subordinates.
- He has ended his reelection bid but plans to serve out his term, a choice that preserves a key vote in a House where Republicans hold a 217–214 edge as some GOP lawmakers now urge his expulsion.