Former Uvalde, Texas school police officer Adrian Gonzales, 52, was found "not guilty" of 29 counts of child endangerment and abandonment charges stemming from his actions during the Robb Elementary school shooting in 2022.

The shooting was one of the most deadly school shootings in recent history, leaving 19 students and two teachers dead. Parents of slain students have argued that police did not do enough to stop the gunman that day, and have sought to prosecute officers like Gonzalez who were involved.

The estranged husband of a congressional aide who died by setting herself on fire is breaking his five-month silence with explosive accusations, speaking out to protect his late wife's reputation and to hold the Texas congressman accountable with whom she alleged she had an affair.

Adrian Aviles claimed Wednesday to the San Antonio Express-News that U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) "abused his power" by seducing his late wife, Regina Ann "Regi" Santos-Aviles, who worked in the congressman's Uvalde office.

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) faces mounting calls to resign from fellow Republicans following allegations of an affair with Regina Santos-Áviles, who ran his congressional office in Uvalde and died after setting herself on fire last year. Newly revealed text messages show Gonzales pressured Santos-Aviles to send him "sexy pics," making her uncomfortable. Both were married. Primary challenger Brandon Herrera called Gonzales a "sexual predator" who abused his power and stated this was not an isolated case. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) posted "RESIGN" and urged redirecting campaign funds to Herrera. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) condemned the behavior as disgraceful. House Speaker Mike Johnson took a cautious approach, calling for investigations to conclude before judgment, though suggesting Gonzales' position would be untenable if allegations were proven true.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) finally admitted to a long-reported extramarital affair with a congressional staffer who died by suicide last year, during an interview on Wednesday on the right-wing Joe Pags Show.

However, he blasted the way the media has covered the story, saying he has been reputationally harmed by “certain outlets only sharing certain information that is beneficial to them,” and that for these outlets, it is just “about power and money.”

The Office of Congressional Conduct has already found "substantial reason to believe" that Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) engaged in sexual relations with a now-deceased subordinate, Politico reported on Wednesday.

This comes just hours after reports that the powerful House Ethics Committee, whose findings frequently bring down congressional careers, had opened an investigation into Gonzales, who represents a sprawling district that includes most of the Texas border with Mexico.

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The House Committee on Ethics announced that it had opened an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX).

In a statement on Wednesday, Committee chair Michael Guest (R-MS) said that "the Investigative Subcommittee shall have jurisdiction to determine whether Representative Tony Gonzales violated the Code of Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other applicable standard of conduct in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his responsibilities, with respect to allegations that he may have: (1) engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his congressional office; and/or (2) discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges."

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) is facing mounting calls from within his own party to resign as details trickle out about his alleged sexual misconduct against a House staffer who died in a gruesome suicide last year. But one of his Texas colleagues is pushing back on that whole effort: Rep. Troy Nehls.

Gonzales, who represents a sprawling district stretching from the San Antonio suburbs to the border near El Paso, allegedly carried on an extramarital affair with the staffer, Uvalde regional director Regina Santos-Aviles, and asked her over text to send him "sexy pics," which caused her to express discomfort.