First in The Blast: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is unveiling endorsements from a trio of North Texas elected officials, including two education leaders.

The California U.S. senator has won the support of Jacinto Ramos, president of the Fort Worth school board; Aicha Davis, a State Board of Education member from Dallas; and Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks. Brooks cited the former prosecutor's long record of "upholding justice and equality," while Davis and Ramos pointed to Harris' commitment to improving education in America.

"As a school teacher, I know that Kamala Harris will fight for people like me," Davis says in a statement. "Her 3 a.m. agenda — including plans to close both the teacher pay gap and the gender pay gap — speaks volumes about the kind of leader Senator Harris will be in the White House. I’m proud to support her and her campaign for the presidency."

While there are two Texans in the presidential primary — Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke — Harris has made an early effort to build support in the state. She first swung through the state as a candidate in March, visiting the increasingly competitive Tarrant County and Houston, where she got the endorsement of Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and unveiled her teacher pay plan.

— Patrick Svitek

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