The Texas House reconvened Tuesday afternoon in Austin after Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Democratic lawmakers were not in attendance, making it the second day in a row the House hasn't met a quorum.

Texas Republicans have launched efforts to redraw congressional maps to secure more GOP seats in the U.S. House.

The maps achieve a five-seat swing largely by shaving slivers of Republican strongholds from ruby red districts and placing them inside three urban districts.