She was the first Republican woman from the state to be elected to the House. It caused a stir in 2024 when she was discovered to be residing in a senior living facility while still in office.
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the House of Representatives, who went on to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died on Sunday at her home in Fort Worth. She was 83.
Her son J.D. Granger said the ca... [1512 chars]