Overview

• Alex Grace, a former exotic dancer, alleged in a video published July 25 that she and Rep. Giovanni Capriglione had a 17-year affair and that he secretly funded several abortions.
• Capriglione admitted the affair but denied ever paying for abortions, calling that claim “categorically false” and threatening legal action against his accuser and media outlets.
• Fellow Republicans including Rep. Briscoe Cain have called for his immediate resignation, pressing the Texas House General Investigating Committee to open an ethics inquiry.
• As the author of Texas’s 2021 abortion “trigger ban,” Capriglione faces heightened accusations of personal hypocrisy under the strict law he helped enact.
• Although he will not seek re-election, the Southlake Republican remains in office until January 2027 as he defends his record and prepares for potential lawsuits.