About 30 members, from both parties and across the nation, stood solemnly on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives Monday evening to honor the late Rep. Kay Granger<\/a>.<\/p>\n Her former colleagues recounted memories of the Fort Worth congresswoman and honored her service with a moment of silence. Granger died Aug. 2<\/a> after an aggressive battle with Alzheimer\u2019s. She was 83.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAll of you knew her,\u201d Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth, told his fellow House members. \u201cShe was a legend in this chamber. She was a legend in Fort Worth. She was a legend in Texas. She was a legend in America.\u201d<\/p>\n Goldman succeeded Granger<\/a> in representing Texas\u2019 12th Congressional District in 2024. He led the tribute. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, joined in remarks as another Tarrant County lawmaker, Rep. Roger Williams, R-Willow Park, stood alongside them.<\/p>\n The moment marked the first time the House had been in session since Granger\u2019s death<\/a> and the first opportunity for her colleagues to remember her.\u00a0<\/p>\n Goldman cited her list of firsts: first woman mayor of Fort Worth, first Republican woman from Texas elected to the House, first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee subcommittee on defense and the first GOP woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n The group around Goldman nodded and applauded Granger\u2019s record.<\/p>\n \u201cShe broke down barriers everywhere she went,\u201d Goldman said. \u201cWhen people said you can\u2019t do that, she said, \u2018Tell me why. I\u2019m going to anyway.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n In an interview, Veasey said he talked about Granger\u2019s time as a teacher, a council member and mayor. He said he brought up her group of diverse friends.<\/p>\n \u201cI specifically talked about her friends because it\u2019s so unusual for anyone her age to have actual friends, of all races, that she dined and traveled with on a regular basis,\u201d Veasey said.<\/p>\n The Fort Worth Democrat also noted that he and Granger never talked about partisan politics. Instead, they focused on their shared goal.<\/p>\n \u201cJust how we could work hard to make Fort Worth a better place and city,\u201d Veasey said. \u201cAnd, we did that together. Fort Worth is a better city because that was how she did it for her entire tenure in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n