US census gives Texas, Florida more seats in Congress

Meanwhile, California and New York lose seats as new US population data shifts voting districts for House of Representatives.

Texas, Florida and North Carolina will get more congressional seats next year, the United States Census Bureau has announced, as it released population data that reapportions House of Representatives members and Electoral College votes. Under the US Constitution, the 435 seats in the House and the Electoral College votes that decide the US president every four years are divided among the 50 states based on population, with every state receiving at least one congressional seat. The seats are reallocated every 10 years following the decennial census count.