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Places a formal House expression of honor, appreciation, and condolences for Kay Granger and records her life and public service.
Official title: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.
Introduced August 13, 2026 by Craig A. Goldman · Last progress August 13, 2026
Expresses the House’s honor, appreciation, and condolences for Kay Granger by summarizing her life, career, and public service. It recounts her education, early career as a teacher and business owner, municipal leadership in Fort Worth (including first woman mayor), nearly 28 years in the U.S. House representing Texas’s 12th District, lengthy service on the Appropriations Committee (including as chair), legislative and civic accomplishments, awards, and surviving family. The resolution is ceremonial and commemorative in nature and does not create new programs, appropriate funds, or change legal obligations; it recognizes achievements and offers condolences to her family and community.