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Trailblazing Texas Republican Kay Granger dies at 83, leaving a legacy of historic political firsts in local and federal government.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, a transformative Texas Republican who broke historic barriers across local and federal governance for nearly four decades, has died at the age of 83.
Granger died on August 2, 2026, according to an announcement confirmed by the U.S. House Office of the Historian. A fixture of North Texas politics, she represented Texas’ 12th Congressional District for 14 consecutive terms from 1997 until her retirement in January 2025, cementing a reputation as one of Capitol Hill’s most formidable champions of national defense and infrastructure.