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WASHINGTON — Pro-gun activist Brandon Herrera launched another primary challenge against Rep. Tony Gonzales this weekend, aiming to replace the three-term incumbent in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District after narrowly losing in a runoff last year.

Herrera, who came within 400 votes of ousting Gonzales in the 2024 primary, is once again positioning himself to the right of the incumbent.

In a 10-minute video launching his campaign Saturday, Herrera railed against the Washington establishment and promised to buck party leaders if given a seat in the House.

“They will attack me because they’re afraid of people like me,” he said, “people they know they can't con

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