WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Texas State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, is scheduled to hold a political rally Thursday afternoon at the McLennan County Courthouse in Waco calling on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to "Release the Hoffman Files."Paxton is Talarico's Republican opponent in the senate race.

Talarico's event is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at the courthouse downtown.

(You can watch Talarico's event in the KWTXtra livestream player above)Talarico's call comes amid continued controversy over the plea deal reached by Paxton's office with disgraced former Waco attorney Adam Hoffman.