Former Texas Congresswoman, Fort Worth's first female mayor, Kay Granger dies – CBS News

Former Texas Congresswoman, Fort Worth’s first female mayor, Kay Granger dies  CBS News

Former U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, a trailblazing North Texas Republican who became the first woman to serve as Fort Worth's mayor, has died, officials said Sunday night. She was 83 years old.The longtime congresswoman wasn't only the first female mayor of Fort Worth; she was the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first female Republican appropriations chair.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson released the following statement:"Kay Granger devoted her life to serving her Fort Worth, Texas community — 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 Committee.

Throughout her career, she broke barriers for women in public service."Republican Congressman Craig Goldman, who succeeded Granger, representing the 12th District, which includes Fort Worth, said Texas has lost a legend."Texas has lost a legend and I am deeply saddened by this news," said Goldman. "Kay Granger transformed the city she loved. Across her many decades of service to the Fort Worth community and all of CD TX-12, she worked tirelessly to improve the lives of those she represented. She was the first woman to lead Fort Worth as Mayor, the first Republican woman to represent Texas in the U.S.