Texas Republicans are trying to redraw congressional districts to pick up five additional U.S. House seats. Democrats face financial and political risk in their bid to block the GOP plan.

The Texas state House is reconvening Monday afternoon amid a nationally watched clash over the GOP majority’s plan to redraw the state’s congressional lines, with dozens of Democrats fleeing the state

Democratic lawmakers fled the state to block a Monday vote on new Congressional maps favoring Republicans in next year’s midterms, aiming to stop the maps from taking effect.