{"id":2639656,"date":"2026-08-03T12:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kay-granger-first-gop-congresswoman-to-serve-texas-in-the-house-dies-at-83\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:59:37","slug":"breaking-kay-granger-first-gop-congresswoman-to-serve-texas-in-the-house-dies-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kay-granger-first-gop-congresswoman-to-serve-texas-in-the-house-dies-at-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Kay Granger, First GOP Congresswoman to Serve Texas in the House, Dies at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-kay-granger-first-gop-congresswoman-to-serve-texas-in-the-house-dies-at-83%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2639656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kay Granger, a pioneering Texas politician and the first Republican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, has passed away at age 83. She served nearly 30 years in Congress, initially representing Fort Worth after her election in 1996, and was also Fort Worth\u2019s first female mayor from 1991 to 1995. Before politics, Granger was a high school teacher and prosperous insurance businesswoman. Her career was marked by numerous firsts for women in public service, including chairing the House Appropriations Committee after the 2022 midterms. She chose not to seek reelection in 2024 due to health issues and stopped voting in the House in July 2024. Her death prompted tributes from prominent figures like House Speaker Mike Johnson and senator Ted Cruz, who highlighted her trailblazing legacy and lifetime dedication to public service.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, died Sunday at the age of 83, according to her family.<\/p>\n<p>Granger served nearly three decades in Congress after first winning election to the House in 1996, representing her hometown of Fort Worth until 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Former Rep. Kay Granger, a trailblazing Texas Republican who served nearly three decades in Congress and became Fort Worth\u2019s first female mayor, has died at 83.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson remembered Granger as a \u201cdear friend\u201d who devoted her life to public service and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vZTctGqO8\">pic.twitter.com\/8vZTctGqO8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2084094852199838138?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before entering politics, Granger worked as a high school teacher and later found success in the business world, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kay-granger-texas-death-house-d23ffbe41dea3e373268648bd13e3388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She graduated from Texas Wesleyan University in 1965 and spent nine years teaching English literature and journalism.<\/p>\n<p>She later built and managed a successful insurance business for more than two decades while raising three children.<\/p>\n<p>Granger launched <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Kay_Granger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her political career<\/a> by serving on Fort Worth\u2019s zoning commission before she won election to the City Council.<\/p>\n<p>She then became Fort Worth\u2019s first female mayor, serving from 1991 to 1995.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kay Granger on the phone in her white Toyota Celica convertible shortly after being elected as Fort Worth\u2019s first female mayor, May 1991 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xE1hdc7piq\">pic.twitter.com\/xE1hdc7piq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Bayens (@danbayens) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/danbayens\/status\/2084089513622593776?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both political parties recruited Granger to run for Congress in 1996, but she entered the race as a Republican and won election to the House.<\/p>\n<p>When the GOP regained control of the House after the 2022 midterms, she became the first Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/10\/31\/kay-granger-congress-texas-expected-stepping-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did not seek reelection<\/a> in 2024 due to declining health and stopped voting in the House after July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson honored Granger\u2019s career in a tribute he posted on X Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said Granger \u201cbroke barriers for women in public service.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kay Granger devoted her life to serving her Fort Worth, Texas community \u2014 as a teacher and businesswoman, on the Fort Worth Zoning Commission and City Council, as Mayor, and in Congress for nearly three decades, where she also served as Chairwoman of the House Appropriations\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/2084081192999981058?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201cshe was a dear friend who will be greatly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz said he and his wife, Heidi, were \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by Granger\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heidi and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Kay Granger.<\/p>\n<p>From serving as Fort Worth\u2019s first woman mayor to becoming the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the House and the first Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, Kay lived a life of\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedcruz\/status\/2084096455627743536?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cruz said Granger\u2019s career was defined by \u201ca life of historic firsts.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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