There are six genders
The claim
Paxton's campaign created an ad using AI depicting James Talarico doodling in a bible with crayons with an AI voice saying there are 6 genders
Ken Paxton, Campaign Ad, Sept 9 2026
What was actually said
Speaking to Rep. Hefner "Modern Science obviously recognizes there are many more than two biological sexes, in fact there are 6. Honestly representative Hefner it surprised me too because I am not well versed in this issue area, I'm not a scientist I'm a politician, a lot worse than a scientist. So, this was alot for me to learn, you know, that rathern than just the XX and XY theres actually single X, there's XXY, XYY, XXXY, so their are 6 really common biological sexes.
Committee On Public Education
This clip can be found under the quote, and starts at 2:15:30 and runs to 2:18:06. Paxtons claim is not only out of context but also a misquote by using the word "gender" instead of sex, as Rep Talarico was talking about how it is possible to have chromosomes that differ from XX and XY, asking how the bill in question would impact children playing sports with these sets of chromosomes. NOTE: Talarico was wrong about this and has walked back this statement saying he "missed the mark"