The Fort Worth Republican’s last vote in Congress was in July. She did not seek reelection this year.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news., the retiring Fort Worth Republican who has been frequently absent from Congress for months, said in a statement Sunday she has been facing “health challenges.”
Granger, 81, was the first Republican woman elected to represent Texas in Congress, where she has served since 1997. In her statement, she said she was able to return to Washington, D.C. in November to attend meetings and oversee the closure of her office as her final term in office reaches an end. She also attended a ceremony in which her portrait was unveiled to celebrate her 25-year tenure on the House Appropriations Committee., a Republican who won the race for her seat in November.
Granger’s last vote in Congress was in July. She was among 29 representatives who did not vote Friday on a critical spending bill to keep the government open, but the measure overwhelmingly passed the House. The Senate gave it final passage Saturday.
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