section_path: Final months/House fire
section_name: House fire
paragraph_text: House fire
  
  On January 23, 2025, Joss's San Antonio home was destroyed in a fire, killing three of his dogs (with a fourth missing). It had earlier been vandalized, and electrical problems led Joss and his husband to stay in a hotel. Joss says he was using a propane heater and had left the house. "Mistakes happen, man. And it's my fault for, I guess, leaving something on", Joss said. "Or if somebody came in and did something, who knows?"
  
  Joss married Tristan Kern de Gonzales on February 14, 2025.
  
  Joss was not invited to the King of Hill panel featuring other cast members from the show during the 2025 ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas. In a Facebook post that was later deleted, he said he was not invited to attend. However, he showed up in the audience instead. Joss got up to a microphone setup for a Q&A session whereupon he told the audience that his house had burned down and that it was "because I'm gay." Afterwards he was escorted out by security.
  
  A day before his death, Joss appeared on a King of the Hill fan podcast and answered questions. When asked whether he was sober, his reply was "No... I've already lost everything, my house burnt down. I ain't going to give up drugs. I ain't going to give up drinking. They're my friends." He also revealed on the podcast that he had spent time in mental wards.
  
  On January 23, 2025, Joss's San Antonio home was destroyed in a fire, killing three of his dogs (with a fourth missing). It had earlier been vandalized, and electrical problems led Joss and his husband to stay in a hotel. Joss says he was using a propane heater and had left the house. "Mistakes happen, man. And it's my fault for, I guess, leaving something on", Joss said. "Or if somebody came in and did something, who knows?"
  
  Joss married Tristan Kern de Gonzales on February 14, 2025.
  
  Joss was not invited to the King of Hill panel featuring other cast members from the show during the 2025 ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas. In a Facebook post that was later deleted, he said he was not invited to attend. However, he showed up in the audience instead. Joss got up to a microphone setup for a Q&A session whereupon he told the audience that his house had burned down and that it was "because I'm gay." Afterwards he was escorted out by security.
  
  A day before his death, Joss appeared on a King of the Hill fan podcast and answered questions. When asked whether he was sober, his reply was "No... I've already lost everything, my house burnt down. I ain't going to give up drugs. I ain't going to give up drinking. They're my friends." He also revealed on the podcast that he had spent time in mental wards.