Granger was the first GOP woman from Texas to be elected to Congress, where she served for nearly three decades. Former Fort Worth U.S. Rep. Kay Granger has died, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a Sunday social media post. She served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth between 1991 and 1995. In a Facebook post honoring Granger, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker described her as a “trailblazer and tenacious leader” as well as “a mentor and friend.” Source: Alex Nguyen, The Texas TribunePhoto Credit: U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, speaks to supporters at a Blue Mesa restaurant in Fort Worth as the 2020 primary election results trickled in on March 3, 2020.