Texas Democrats put under round-the-clock police escort by Republicans to prevent them fleeing the state again, after they previously left to prevent the GOP redistricting, took ‘their’ state troopers to an unexpected place – a gay bar.

As reported by LGBTQ Nation, State representatives Terry Meza and Venton Jones brought their police escorts to the Rose Room, a gay bar in the Oak Lawn gayborhood of Dallas for a meeting of the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas.

Sharing a picture of the meeting inside the venue on X, journalist Scott Braddock wrote that the lawmakers had “dragged their DPS troopers to a gay bar in Dallas”.

In response, Todd Hill – the secretary of the Stonewall Democrats of Dallas – replied the group is “always happy” to have Meza and Jones at their meetings, as well as their police escorts.

Hill added the group had hosted Hill also Democrat Julie Johnson and “her Capitol Hill police officer”, adding: “We appreciate everyone’s service.”

We are always happy to have Reps. Meza and @VentonJonesTX at meetings of @StonewallDalCo! We also hosted Congresswoman @juliejohnsonTX and her Capitol Hill police officer. We appreciate everyone’s service

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