Texas governor says he wants to oust and replace Democratic lawmakers who fled the state, but that might be a challenge and take some time, the state’s GOP AG says.

Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker walkouts have had mixed success in the past — so what is there to gain?

Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday to prevent a vote on the Republican effort backed by President Donald Trump to rewrite the state’s congressional map.