India, Aug. 3 -- Former Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger died at the age of 83, Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed. Granger was the first woman to serve as Fort Worth's mayor.

Johnson put out a statement on Facebook, saying "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."

He added "Throughout her career, she broke barriers for women in public service. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Fort Worth, the first Republican woman elected to represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the ...