The longtime Texas Republican and former House Appropriations Committee chair died after more than two decades in Congress. Granger was the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House and retired after her final term.
Kay Granger died at age 83. She represented a Fort Worth-area district in the U.S. House for more than two decades. Granger was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Texas.
She became chair of the House Appropriations Committee. She previously served as mayor of Fort Worth. She did not seek reelection for another term. The initial public reporting did not provide an independently verified cause of death.
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This permanent article records the immediate event separately from its operating context. Appropriations chairs have substantial influence over annual federal spending bills. Obituaries rely on public records and statements from family and colleagues. A confirmed death does not justify speculation about medical causes. Later corrections, official findings, observed measurements or implementation records may change the public understanding, but they are not projected into this dated account.