Public reports tonight say the former aide to Congressman Tony Gonzales, who took her own life last year, had been having an affair with Gonzales, according to the San Antonio Express News. Regina Santos-Aviles died in September after setting herself on fire. The Express News reports a former staffer in Congressman Gonzales' district office who worked closely with Santos-Aviles, says she told him they had an affair in 2024, and that she went into a depression.