Texas GOP race opens for hardline gun-rights candidate after Gonzales exit

TL;DR
With Rep. Tony Gonzales exiting, Brandon Herrera—a Republican known for a hardline gun-rights stance—appears to have a clearer path to the GOP nomination in Texas's 23rd Congressional District.
- Gonzales' departure clears path for Republican gun rights 'absolutist' in Texas congressional race AP News
- Tony Gonzales: Texas lawmaker drops re-election bid after admitting affair with aide BBC
- A Sex Scandal and ‘Mein Kampf’ Give Democrats Hope in West Texas Race The New York Times
- Newly discovered photo shows Rep. Tony Gonzales with staffer San Antonio Express-News
- Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with former staffer, calling it a "lapse in judgment" CBS News
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