AUSTIN – The Texas Senate gave initial passage to a bill Wednesday that would ban residents of — and organizations based in — China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from owning property in Texas.

AUSTIN — The Texas Senate has given initial passage to a bill that would ban residents of and organizations based in China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from owning property in Texas.

Closing the gender wage gap could inject $60.1 billion into the Texas economy each year, according to the latest report released this week by the Texas Women’s Foundation. The foundation ...