News Texas will gain 2 congressional seats. Seven states to lose 1 seat, Census Bureau data shows April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Katie Wadington and Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY Comments Off on Texas will gain 2 congressional seats. Seven states to lose 1 seat, Census Bureau data shows California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia each lost one seat.