Commissioners of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Rick Figueroa, Chair
Brenham, Texas
Term Expires 02/01/2021
- Appointed to TDLR Commission: 2016
- Appointed Chair: 2019
- Occupation: Managing Partner at Patron Partners
- Texas A&M University, B.B.A., M.S.
- Member, Texas Judicial Council
- Member, Memorial Hermann Hospital Board
- Member, Young Life Hispanic National Committee
- Board Member, American Leadership Forum, Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter
- Downtown Houston Kiwanis Club, past president
- International Leadership Institute, past council member
Thomas F. Butler, Vice Chair
Deer Park, Texas
Term Expires 02/01/2025
- Appointed to TDLR Commission: 2013
- President, USI Federal Credit Union, January 2019-present
- Chairman, TF Butler & Company, 2004-present
- Chairman, Texas Credit Union Commission, 2005-2013
- Director of Religious Education, St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church, 2010-2012
- President, Diesel Fuel Maintenance Services Inc., 2004-2008
- Systems Analyst, Butler & Company, 1998-2004
- Pre-Sentence Investigator, Harris County Adult Probation, 1993-1998
- Electrician, Brown & Root Industrial Services, 1989-1993
- Real Estate Sales, Realty World Real Estate, 1987-1989
- Past Board Member, Texas Community Services
- Former Vice-Chairman, Republican National Hispanic Assembly (Harris County)
- University of Houston: BBA - Accounting, BBA - Management Information Systems
Helen Callier
Kingwood, Texas
Term Expires 02/01/2021
- Appointed to TDLR Commission: 2016
- Occupation: President of Bradlink, LLC
- Prairie View A&M University, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
- Board Member, American Public Transportation Association Business Member Board of Governors
- Small Business Sponsor - Women in Transportation
- Acting Chair, Tri-County Regional Black Chamber of Commerce Procurement and Emerging Business Council
- Board Member, Texas Association African-American Chamber of Commerce
- Business Member, Asian Chamber of Commerce - Houston
- Former Board Member, Government Procurement Connections, Inc. 501(c)3 - Houston
- City of Houston Mayor's International Trade Development Council / Central & South American, and Caribbean
Gerald R. Callas, M.D., F.A.S.A.
Beaumont, Texas
Term Expires 02/01/2023
- Appointed to Commission 2018
- Occupation: Physician anesthesiologist and partner for Anesthesia Associates
- Bachelor of Science in microbiology, Texas A&M University
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch
- Member, Texas Medical Association Board of Trustees
- President-elect for the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists
- Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology
- Vice chairman for Texas Medical Liability Trust
- Member, First Financial Bank Board of Directors
- Member, Beaumont Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board
- Former gubernatorial appointee and past chairman to the Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners
Gary Wesson, D.D.S., M.S.
Richmond, Texas
Term Expires 02/01/2023
- Appointed to Commission 2018
- Retired orthodontist
- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin
- Doctor of Dental Surgery and a Master of Science in orthodontics from University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School at Houston
- Former assistant clinical professor at University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Dental School, Department of Developmental Dentistry
- Retired dental officer at Veterans Administration Dental Residency Program in San Antonio
- Member, San Antonio District Dental Society
- Former member of the Texas Dental Association Financial Review Council
- Former president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer for
Nueces Valley District Dental Society - Retired member of American Association of Orthodontists
- Former Vice President of Orthodontics at DentalOne Partners in Dallas
- Former elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church in San Antonio
- Former board member for Corpus Christi Metro Ministry
Joel Garza
Pearland, Texas
Term Expires 02/01/2021
- Appointed to TDLR Commission: 2019
- Occupation: Associate Attorney with Lee & Desenberg, PLLC
- Houston Baptist University (M. Acc. 2010)
- Houston Baptist University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2010)
- J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, 2017
- Certified Public Accountant (Admitted 2013)
- Member of the State Bar of Texas (admitted 2017)
- Member of the American Bar Association
- Member of the Houston Bar Association
Nora Castañeda, M. Ed.
Harlingen, Texas
Term Expires 02/01/2025
- Appointed to TDLR Commission: 2019
- Occupation: Physician Relations Manager and Business Development, South Texas Health System
- Texas State University, B.A. Mass Communications
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, M.S. Education
- Trustee, Texas State University Development Foundation
- Former gubernatorial appointee, Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services
- Former gubernatorial appointee, Texas State Technical College Board of Regents
- Texas State Hispanic Advisory Board, 1998-99
- Texas State Alumni Board of Directors, 1999
To contact the Commissioners, please send an email to commissioners@tdlr.texas.gov.