# Kay Granger

> Follow Kay Granger, a tracked person, in Lootura: recent changes, timeline, related context, and source-backed evidence.

- Type: person
- Updated: 2026-08-03T17:49:07.612Z
- Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/person/kay-granger

## Recent changes

### Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83

Granger was the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, and the first Republican woman to chair one of the most powerful committees in Congress, the House Appropriations Committee.

Date: 2026-08-03

### Kay Granger, Pathbreaking Texas Congresswoman, Dies at 83

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.

Date: 2026-08-03

### Discovered by Atlas

Kay Granger first entered the public knowledge record with source-backed evidence.

Date: 2026-08-03

## Sources

- [Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/kay-granger-first-republican-woman-from-texas-to-serve-in-the-house-has-died-at-age-83?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-03T17:00:26.000Z
- [Kay Granger, Pathbreaking Texas Congresswoman, Dies at 83](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/us/politics/kay-granger-dead.html?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-03T17:23:09.000Z