WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Texas State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, on Thursday visited Waco to call on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to "release the Hoffman Files."

Talarico held a news conference at the McLennan County Courthouse to attack Paxton, his Republican opponent in the senate race.

"Ken Paxton gave Adam Hoffman an Epstein style sweetheart deal," Talarico said, "Ken Paxton had a chance to protect a child. Instead, he protected a child predator."