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State Rep. James Talarico is demanding transparency as he challenges Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office over a controversial plea deal that spared a convicted sex offender, Adam Hoffman, a harsher sentence — and even spared him from Texas’s sex offender registry. Hoffman, who pleaded guilty to crimes against a minor, received a 29-day jail term after Paxton’s office negotiated down felony charges to misdemeanors. Talarico, running for Senate, requested full case files — dubbed the “Hoffman Files” — but was denied, sparking accusations of secrecy. The case’s tangled history includes a recusal by the McLennan County DA after Hoffman consulted with then-DA candidate Josh Tetens. Talarico, who spoke with the victim’s family, insists the public deserves answers and is rallying support — even across party lines — to force the release of documents. Hoffman now lives in Nebraska, where he must register as a sex offender — a detail Paxton’s office has yet to address.

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