A Texas Monthly representative discusses Texas Democrats walking out to block a GOP redistricting plan that could add five congressional seats. The move delays the vote, but the analyst calls it a last-ditch tactic with limited influence.

Texas Republicans have proposed a new congressional map for the state, with the goal of flipping five Democratic seats in next year’s midterm elections.

Texas Democrats continue to camp out in different states across the country seeking to block voting back home on new congressional maps that would give Republicans more winnable seats