Maria Recio | Fort Worth Report

The Democrat is seeking county office after state lawmakers adopted a new congressional map that drew him out of his district.

Opal Lee, “the grandmother of Juneteenth,” was excited that she was being honored Saturday in the nation’s capital, where she was to speak about her portrait on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

Granger is 80 and has served in Congress since 1997.