"The San Antonio Express-News reported on Tuesday that Gonzales had been engaged in an affair with Santos-Aviles, the congressman's regional district director in Uvalde, citing sources close to her family. The outlet spoke to a former Gonzales staffer who said Santos-Aviles informed him about her relationship with the congressman in 2024. The staffer said there was internal fallout in the congressional office after the affair was revealed, which sent Santos-Aviles into a deep depression."
"They shared an April 27, 2025, text message from Santos-Aviles to the Express-News in which she wrote, "I had affair with our boss and I'm fine. You will be fine." The outlet confirmed that the message came from a cell-phone number and text chain associated with Santos-Aviles. The ex-aide said Santos-Aviles's husband, Adrian Aviles, discovered her relationship with Gonzales in May and began to text members of Gonzales's office to tell them what he knew."
"According to the former staffer, operations in Gonzales' two-person Uvalde regional office shifted after Aviles texted the staff about the affair. Gonzales and his district director, Jalen Falcon, canceled meetings with local organizations that had been arranged by Santos-Aviles and the former staffer. He said neither he nor Santos-Aviles accompanied Gonzales on any Uvalde visits after that point, marking a significant change."
Tony Gonzales allegedly engaged in an affair with Santos-Aviles, his Uvalde regional district director, beginning in 2024. An April 27, 2025 text from Santos-Aviles said, "I had affair with our boss and I'm fine. You will be fine." The message originated from a cell-phone number and text chain associated with Santos-Aviles. Her husband, Adrian Aviles, discovered the relationship in May and texted members of Gonzales's office, after which office operations shifted and meetings arranged by Santos-Aviles were canceled. Santos-Aviles was sidelined, experienced deep depression, began antidepressants in summer 2025, and became preoccupied with Gonzales before her death.
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