Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, experienced a "very rapid" decline since moving into a retirement facility, her son said, after it was discovered over the weekend that the congresswoman had been absent ...

Granger announced in November 2023 that she would not seek reelection after her current term. Turcios notes that Granger's district office is already packed up, and calls go straight to voicemail.

Texas Republican Congresswoman Kay Granger, aged 81, has been absent from her duties in Washington, D.C., for the past six months while residing in a nursing home costing $4,000 per month.

Ad Policy Representative Kay Granger during a news conference with other Republican members of the House of Representatives at the Capitol on July 21, 2020.(Samuel Corum / Getty Images ...

It's been nearly four months since one Texas Congress member has cast a vote. U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, has missed votes in Congress and has been "having some dementia issues late in ...