Many Texas Democrats have fled to other states to block the vote on the new congressional redistricting map, which would create five more potential GOP seats in Congress.

Business in the Republican-dominated Texas House screeched to a halt in its third week of a special legislative session Monday when Democrats no-showed a critical vote on a GOP-driven plan to redraw congressional districts to further conservatives’ agenda in Washington.

Texas House Democrats have fled the state to prevent a vote on a new congressional redistricting map, effectively stalling other legislative priorities, including bills related to a deadly July 4th flood.