2025S0390-1 05/12/25
By: Hancock S.R. No. 529
SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize former United States Congresswoman Kay Granger, who is
being honored as the 2025 Fort Worth Inc. Person of the Year for
her contributions to the business and economic landscape of Fort
Worth; and
WHEREAS, Kay Granger began her decades of public service
to the Fort Worth community on the zoning commission and as a
member of the Fort Worth City Council, and she earned esteem as
the first woman to be elected as the city's mayor; and
WHEREAS, A tenacious trailblazer, Kay continued to promote
the welfare of the city as the first Republican woman to
represent Texas in the United States House of Representatives,
and in her role as a member and later as chair of the House
Appropriations Committee, she shaped policies that fueled
regional growth and positioned Fort Worth as a hub for innovation
and as a leader in aerospace, defense, and commerce; and
WHEREAS, Kay Granger devoted her career to elevating Fort
Worth's presence in the global economy; she is an equal among the
Lone Star State's many venerated political figures, and she
retired from Congress on January 3, 2025, having improved the
lives of innumerable citizens; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby commend Kay Granger for her decades of public
service to benefit Fort Worth residents and industries and
congratulate her on being named the Fort Worth Inc. Person of the
Year; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.