The mystery of a missing Texas lawmaker has finally been solved, but the questions surrounding the ensuing scandal are likely just beginning.

Rep. Kay Granger, 81, who has reportedly been absent from House votes for several months, has been revealed as residing in a senior living facility in her home state at a cost of $4,000 per month, according to Breitbart.

Granger's whereabouts revealed

The story of Granger's whereabouts was first broken by the Dallas Express, which delved into the increasingly bizarre situation surrounding the 81-year-old lawmaker.

Granger, representing the 12^th Congressional District in Texas, cast her last vote in the lower chamber back on July 24, and had not participated in legislative activities since then.

The outlet discovered that Granger's Capitol office phones sent calls directly to voice mail, and her Texas district office did not appear to be staffed.

Reporters ultimately received a tip that the congresswoman was actually living in an area memory care facility, an arrangement said to have been made after she was found lost and wandering in her former neighborhood.

A visit to the facility yielded confirmation from employees that the lawmaker was indeed a resident, though no questions were allowed to be asked of Granger, including how she planned to vote on the recent spending bill that prevented a government shutdown.

“Unforeseen challenges” confirmed

In the wake of the revelations regarding Granger's condition, her office offered comment, asserting that though the congresswoman was indeed living at the Tradition-Clearfork facility in Fort Worth, she was not in the memory care wing, but rather in the independent living area of the building, as CBS News noted.

Granger's son acknowledged that his mother was experiencing “some dementia issues late in the year.”

The lawmaker's office issued a statement that read, “Kay Granger is not in Memory Care,” and further communication from the congresswoman herself added, “as many of my family, friends, and colleagues have known, I have been navigating some unforeseen health challenges over the past year.”

She went on to note that the aforementioned “health challenges have progressed making frequent travel to Washington both difficult and unpredictable.”

Granger is set to be succeeded on Jan. 3 by Craig Goldman, once the new Congress is seated.

Reactions pour in

Unsurprisingly, the news of Granger's situation has led to a range of reactions, with Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales stating, “I think there's no doubt a lot of us knew that she was gaining an age, like a lot of members do. And sadly, you know, some of these members wait until things have gone too far,” adding, “I think this goes...gets back to the root of it. Congress should do its job, and if you can't do your job, maybe you shouldn't be there.”

Texas Republican Executive Committeeman Rolando Garcia was a bit less charitable in his assessment, saying that the scenario was a “sad and humiliating way” for Granger's career to end, adding that it was unfortunate that “nobody cared enough to take away the keys before she reached this moment. And a sad commentary on the congressional gerontocracy,” a sentiment that many of the lawmaker's constituents likely share.