Talarico Demands 'Hoffman Files' As He Hammers Paxton On Lenient Child Abuse Deal (opens in new tab)

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico traveled to the steps of the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco on Thursday to publicly flay Attorney General Ken Paxton over a plea deal his office cut for a man convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy — a deal that let the guy walk away without ever registering as a sex offender, The Texas Tribune Talarico demanded Paxton hand over internal communications showing how the deal got cooked up, depicting it as a matter of basic bipartisan ...