Kay Granger, First Republican Woman from Texas in House, Dies at 83
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Kay Granger, First Republican Woman from Texas in House, Dies at 83

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Kay Granger, the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, has died at age 83. She was also the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, and most recently chaired the powerful House Appropriations Committee. Sources report she served the last months of her fourteenth term while receiving care in a nursing home.

Granger’s career marked several firsts for women in Republican politics at both the local and national levels. Her tenure as chair of the House Appropriations Committee positioned her as a key figure in federal spending decisions.

While reporting on Granger's passing is consistent across outlets, no divergent framings are present in the sources.

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