How outlets cover Brandon Herrera · Feb 18 – Feb 23, 2026
Brandon Herrera Calls for Tony Gonzales to Resign Amid Affair Allegations
Brandon Herrera called for Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign amid reports of an alleged affair with a former aide. The takes diverge over whether to foreground reported texts, the candidates’ exchange, or Herrera’s resignation demand.
Lead article · Kfoxtv · CENTERRep. Tony Gonzales attacks primary opponent amid reports of his affair with aide who diedCommunity verdict
17 VOTESOutlets agree that Brandon Herrera, Tony Gonzales’s Republican primary opponent, called for Gonzales to resign after reports of an alleged affair with a former aide.
Left-leaning outlets center Herrera’s resignation demand, with Alternet.org also covering Gonzales’s blackmail claim. Center outlets emphasize the dispute between the candidates and its primary implications; nysun.com additionally highlights criticism of Herrera. Right-leaning outlets foreground a reported text presented as support for the affair allegation alongside Herrera’s call for Gonzales to step down.
Outlets by lean
6 RATEDCompare by side
San Antonio Current centers Herrera’s resignation call; the coverage also includes Gonzales’s claim that he is being blackmailed.
How outlets portrayed Herrera, by side
7 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 1 critical, 0 mixed, 2 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral.
When each side covered it
FEB 18 – 23Articles per day by side. FEB 18: Left 1, Center 2, Right 1. FEB 19: Left 1, Center 1, Right 0. FEB 20: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 21: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 22: Left 0, Center 0, Right 0. FEB 23: Left 1, Center 0, Right 0.
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