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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize former United States Congresswoman Kay Granger, who is |
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being honored as the 2025 Fort Worth Inc. Person of the Year for |
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her contributions to the business and economic landscape of Fort |
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Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Kay Granger began her decades of public service |
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to the Fort Worth community on the zoning commission and as a |
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member of the Fort Worth City Council, and she earned esteem as |
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the first woman to be elected as the city's mayor; and |
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WHEREAS, A tenacious trailblazer, Kay continued to promote |
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the welfare of the city as the first Republican woman to |
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represent Texas in the United States House of Representatives, |
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and in her role as a member and later as chair of the House |
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Appropriations Committee, she shaped policies that fueled |
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regional growth and positioned Fort Worth as a hub for innovation |
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and as a leader in aerospace, defense, and commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Kay Granger devoted her career to elevating Fort |
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Worth's presence in the global economy; she is an equal among the |
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Lone Star State's many venerated political figures, and she |
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retired from Congress on January 3, 2025, having improved the |
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lives of innumerable citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Kay Granger for her decades of public |
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service to benefit Fort Worth residents and industries and |
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congratulate her on being named the Fort Worth Inc. Person of the |
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Year; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |