San Antonio U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales to make first media appearance since staffer's puzzling death

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales will make his first public media appearance since the fiery death of one of his staffers.

Gonzales — a Republican who represents San Antonio’s far West Side plus a large swath of South Texas — is set for a one-on-one sit-down with Punchbowl News Senior Congressional Reporter Andrew Desiderio at the Texas Tribune Festival. The discussion will take place at the Austin Omni’s Bridge Ballroom at 1:45 p.m.

Gonzales has been keeping a low profile since the puzzling Sept. 14 death of Regina Santos-Aviles, 35, his office’s Uvalde Regional District Director. Earlier this week, the Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled her death a suicide via self-immolation.

Uvalde authorities responded to a call at Santos-Aviles’ home Sept. 13 after she reportedly doused herself in gasoline and set herself ablaze. She was airlifted to San Antonio’s Brooke Army Medical Center, where she died the following day.

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