Former US Representative Kay Granger, a Texas Republican who served in Congress for nearly three decades, has died aged 83. Her death marks the loss of a prominent figure in Texas and national Republican politics, particularly noted for her work on federal spending and defence matters.

Granger represented Texas’s 12th congressional district from 1997 until retiring in 2025. She was the first Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee and had previously served as mayor of Fort Worth; the article text provided does not include further details about the circumstances of her death.