{"id":977559,"date":"2026-08-03T09:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/977559\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:35:07","slug":"former-u-s-rep-kay-granger-dies-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/977559\/","title":{"rendered":"Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger dies at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Fort Worth U.S. Rep. Kay Granger has died, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said in<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/speakerjohnson\/status\/2084081192999981058?s=46\" rel=\"nofollow\"> a Sunday social media post<\/a>. She was 83.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Granger was the first Republican woman elected to represent Texas in Washington, D.C.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She took the seat in 1997 and went on to serve Texas\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.texastribune.org\/districts\/us-house\/12\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">12th Congressional District<\/a> for nearly three decades. Granger was the most senior Republican member of the state\u2019s delegation by the end of her tenure. During this time, she also rose through the ranks to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Granger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/10\/31\/kay-granger-congress-texas-expected-stepping-down\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced in late 2023<\/a> that she would not seek reelection and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/03\/22\/kay-granger-house-appropriations-chair\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stepped down<\/a> from her role as appropriations committee chair in early 2024. She then missed several months of votes, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/12\/22\/texas-kay-granger-health-fort-worth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">disclosing<\/a> that she was facing health challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKelly and I send our prayers to her family, loved ones, and the Fort Worth community as we remember her extraordinary life of service and lasting legacy,\u201d Johnson said in his post on X. \u201cShe was a dear friend who will be greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to her barrier-breaking tenure in Congress, Granger also left her mark locally. She served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth between 1991 and 1995.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/18diQkwuoZ\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a Facebook post<\/a> honoring Granger, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker described her as a \u201ctrailblazer and tenacious leader\u201d as well as \u201ca mentor and friend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat a lady, and the end of an era in political service,\u201d Parker said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-nguyen\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cropped-Alex-Nguyen-2025-NP-Update-1-120x120.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-120 photo\" height=\"120\" width=\"120\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlex Nguyen is a general assignment reporter with a focus on criminal justice. Before joining the newsroom in 2025, she was a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She previously was a reporting&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/author\/alex-nguyen\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Alex Nguyen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Fort Worth U.S. Rep. 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