Gonzales announced in August 2017 that he would not seek a fifth term in the state House. He resigned his seat in June 2018, near the end of his fourth two-year term. He is a lobbyist for the University of Texas in Austin. A special election to choose his successor will be held on November 6, along with the regular state and congressional elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/columnists/john-moritz/2018/07/06/special-election-state-senate-may-help-congressman-hurd/759721002/|title=How a special election for Texas state Senate could have influenced a race for Congress: Gov. Abbott's fast-track special election for state Senate could help Republican Congressman [[Will Hurd]] in November|author=John C. Moritz|publisher='The 'Corpus Christi Caller Times|date=July 6, 2018|accessdate=July 12, 2018}}</ref> | Gonzales announced in August 2017 that he would not seek a fifth term in the state House. He resigned his seat in June 2018, near the end of his fourth two-year term. He is a lobbyist for the University of Texas in Austin. A special election to choose his successor will be held on November 6, along with the regular state and congressional elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caller.com/story/news/columnists/john-moritz/2018/07/06/special-election-state-senate-may-help-congressman-hurd/759721002/|title=How a special election for Texas state Senate could have influenced a race for Congress: Gov. Abbott's fast-track special election for state Senate could help Republican Congressman [[Will Hurd]] in November|author=John C. Moritz|publisher='The 'Corpus Christi Caller Times|date=July 6, 2018|accessdate=July 12, 2018}}</ref> |