Safeguarding Consumers and Protecting Public Health and Safety
Listed below are some of TDLR’s most recent permanent injunctions, cease and desist orders, and license revocations. The respondents listed below are not authorized to perform, or offer to perform, licensed services in Texas. These orders represent actions taken by TDLR’s Executive Director and the Texas Commission of Licensing & Regulation to safeguard consumers and protect public health and safety.
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Licenses Revoked
| License Type | Name and Location | Order | Basis for Order |
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Air Conditioning & Refrigeration |
KUOM, SAROEUP City: Fort Worth County: Tarrant Zip Code: 76108 License #: 92421 Complaint #: ACR20220017734 |
Date: 2/23/23 Respondent’s Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technician license is revoked; and Respondent shall not apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation. |
Respondent has a deferred adjudication disposition which makes them unfit to hold a license. |
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Air Conditioning & Refrigeration |
PRUETT, MARCUS B. City: Plano County: Dallas Zip Code: 75074 License #: 85023 Complaint #: ACR20230001307 |
Date: 2/23/23 Respondent’s Registered Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician renewal application is denied, and Respondent’s Registered Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician license is revoked; and Respondent shall not apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation. |
Respondent has a deferred adjudication disposition which makes them unfit to hold a license. |
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Air Conditioning & Refrigeration |
KIDDER, ADAM M. City: Fort Worth County: Tarrant Zip Code: 72644 License #: 58321 Complaint #: ACR20210012626 |
Date: 2/2/23 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $4,000. Respondent’s Certified Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician license is revoked. |
Respondent performed and/or offered to perform air conditioning and refrigeration contracting without first obtaining the required license. |
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Athletic Trainers |
LEE, CRYSTAL LEE City: Oakland, CA County: Zip Code: 94605 License #: AT8871 Complaint #: ATH20220014444 |
Date: 11/17/22 Respondent shall remit the dishonored payment processing fee of $50; and Respondent's Athletic Trainer license is revoked. |
Respondent failed to pay the dishonored payment processing fee. |
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Barbers |
JUAREZ, JOSE V. JR City: Dallas County: Dallas Zip Code: 75223 License #: 65245 Complaint #: BAR20220011037 |
Date: 4/10/23 Respondent’s Class A Barber renewal application is denied, and Respondent’s Class A Barber license is revoked; and Respondent shall not apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation. |
Respondent has a deferred adjudication disposition which should be considered a conviction for licensing purposes; and said conviction is directly related to the occupation. |
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Electricians |
FANSLER, DAVID KEITH City: Amarillo County: Potter Zip Code: 79159 License #: 18223 and 18570 Complaint #: ELC2020009755 |
Date: 1/10/23 Respondent’s Master Electrician and Journeyman Electrician renewal applications are denied, and Respondent's Master Electrician and Journeyman Electrician licenses are revoked; and Respondent shall not apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation. |
Respondent has a deferred adjudication disposition which should be considered a conviction for licensing purposes; and said conviction is directly related to the occupation. |
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Electricians |
FRITZ, ETHAN D. City: Emory County: Rains Zip Code: 75440 License #: 234821 Complaint #: ELC20210003452 |
Date: 11/17/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $4,000; Respondent's Apprentice Electrician license is suspended for a period of one (1) year from the date the Default Order is final. |
Respondent performed and/or offered to perform electrical contracting without first obtaining the required electrical contractor's license or electrician license. |
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Massage Establishment |
ZHONG, CHANGJIANG City: Houston County: Harris Zip Code: 77076 License #: ME5239 and MT133603 Complaint #: MAS20210000178 |
Date: 1/26/23 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $21,000; and Respondent’s Massage Establishment and Massage Therapist licenses are revoked. |
Respondent employed an unlicensed individual to perform massage therapy services; Respondent allowed an employee to engage in sexual contact in the massage establishment; Respondent allowed an individual, including a student, license holder, or employee, to reside on the premises of the massage establishment; Respondent’s representative failed to cooperate with the investigator in the performance of the inspection; Respondent failed to provide appropriate draping and treatment services to protect client’s safety, comfort, and privacy; Respondent failed to provide an initial consultation to each client before the first massage therapy session and obtain the signature of the client on the consultation document. |
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Massage Establishment |
CHEN, LIXUE City: Plano County: Dallas Zip Code: 75023 License #: ME6986 Complaint #: MAS20220009129 |
Date: 12/9/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $1,000; and Respondent's Massage Establishment license is revoked. |
Respondent failed to provide appropriate draping and treatment services to protect client's safety, comfort, and privacy. |
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Massage Instructor |
JONES, THOMAS PAYTON City: McKinney County: Dallas Zip Code: 75071 License #: MI3425 and MT125049 Complaint #: MAS20220008195 |
Date 12/9/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $3,500; and Respondent's Massage Therapist Instructor license is revoked. |
Respondent failed to provide an initial consultation to each client before the first massage therapy session and obtain the signature of the client on the consultation document; Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapist |
BRICE, CHASE EVAN City: Temple County: Bell Zip Code: 76548 License #: MT130463 Complaint #: MAS20220010879 |
Date: 3/2/23 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $6,000; and Respondent’s Massage Therapist license is revoked. |
Respondent failed to provide an initial consultation to each client before the first massage therapy session and obtain the signature of the client on the consultation document; Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapist |
CHAVEZ, Idelfonso A. City: Lakeway County: Travis Zip Code: 78734 License #: MT046316 Complaint #: MAS20210003227 |
Date: 3/2/23 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $5,000; and Respondent’s Massage Therapist license is revoked. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapist |
RUIZ, ALEJANDRO E. City: Colleyville County: Zip Code: 76134 License #: MT125439 Complaint #: MAS20220007232 |
Date: 2/22/23 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $6,700; and Respondent’s Massage Therapist license is revoked. |
Respondent performed the practice of massage therapy with an expired massage therapist license; Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapist |
SMITH, SHALE K. City: Austin County: Travis Zip Code: 78723 License #: MT121540 Complaint #: MAS20220014692 |
Date: 1/5/23 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $10,000; Respondent's Massage Therapist license is revoked. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client; Respondent failed to provide appropriate draping and treatment services to protect client’s safety, comfort and privacy. |
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Massage Therapist |
MENDEZ-ORTIZ, JOSE ELIAS City: Cleveland County: Liberty Zip Code: 77328 License #: MT132742 Complaint #: MAS20220007937 |
Date: 11/6/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $5,000; Respondent's Massage Therapist license is revoked; and Respondent shall not apply for a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapist |
MONTOYA, MARIA GUADALUPE City: Houston County: Harris Zip Code: 77024 License #: MT129039 Complaint #: MAS20210013981 |
Date: 11/10/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $8,000; and Respondent's Massage Therapist license is revoked. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client; Respondent failed to provide appropriate draping and treatment services to protect client's safety, comfort, and privacy. |
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Massage Therapist |
BALL, REGINAL DEWAYNE City: Fort Worth County: Tarrant Zip Code: 75214 License #: MT131832 Complaint #: MAS20220007330 |
Date: 11/6/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $12,500; and Respondent's Massage Therapist license is revoked. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client, the Department is charging 2 violations; Respondent failed to provide appropriate draping and treatment services to protect client's safety, comfort, and privacy. |
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Motor Fuel Metering and Quality |
J AND J C STORE 2 LLC City: Malakoff County: Henderson Zip Code: 75148 License #: 721844 Complaint #: FMQ20220013606 |
Date: 12/9/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $750. Respondent's Fuel Metering Device Registration is suspended for a period of one year. This suspension will be probated for a period of one year. |
Respondent failed to comply with currently published standards relating to fuel quality. |
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Speech-Language Pathology |
NGUYEN, TRINH City: San Antonio County: Bexar Zip Code: 78216 License #: 41815 Complaint #: SPA20220009295 |
Date: 12/16/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $7,500. Respondent's Speech Language Pathologist license is revoked. |
Respondent falsified records, the Department is charging 5 violations. |
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Speech-Language Pathology |
WALKER, AMY City: Plano County: Dallas Zip Code: 75024 License #: 15332 Complaint #: SPA20220011613 |
Date: 1/12/23 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $25,000. Respondent's Speech Language Pathologist license is revoked. |
Respondent billed for services not rendered to a client, the Department is charging 10 violations; Respondent failed to comply with an order previously issued by the Executive Director. |
Cease and Desist Orders
| License Type | Name and Location | Order | Basis for Order |
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Cosmetology |
TORRES, ASHLEY R. City: Houston County: Harris Zip Code: 77057 License #: Not licensed Complaint #: COS20220000879 |
Date: 12/20/22 Respondent is ordered to immediately cease and desist from operating or managing a cosmetology salon. |
Respondent operated a cosmetology salon without the appropriate license. |
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Massage Establishment |
DEE THAI FEET LLC City: Plano County: Collin Zip Code: 75074 License #: Not Licensed Complaint #: MAS20230009395 |
Date: 3/31/23 Respondent is ordered to immediately cease and desist from operating a place of business in which massage therapy and/or other massage services are offered and/or performed. |
Respondent operated a massage establishment without a massage establishment license. |
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Massage Therapy |
SIMERSKEY, JIMMY City: Cypress County: Harris Zip Code: 77060-3212 License #: MT129745 and MI3738 Complaint #: MAS20220002811 |
Date: 8/4/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $15,000; and Respondent's Massage Therapist and Massage Therapy Instructor licenses are revoked for the remainder of Respondent's lifetime. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client, the Department is charging 4 violations; Respondent failed to provide an initial consultation to each client before the first massage therapy session and obtain the signature of the client on the consultation document; Respondent failed to obtain an updated client consultation document after the client's reason for seeking massage therapy changed; Respondent made a misleading statement about the practice of massage therapy. |
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Massage Therapy |
LU, DEFU City: Brooklyn, NY Zip Code: 11228-1051 License # MSP2103 Complaint #: MAS20210009872 |
Date: 8/7/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $2,500; and Respondent's Massage Student Permit is revoked. Respondent is permanently restrained from practicing massage therapy and/or owning a massage establishment for the remainder of Respondent's lifetime. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapy |
PONCE, EMMANUEL City: Houston County: Harris Zip Code: 77098-1591 License #: MT131532 Complaint #: MAS20220001827 |
Date: 5/23/2022 Respondent's Massage Therapist license is revoked. Respondent is permanently restrained and enjoined from offering and/or performing massage therapy and other massage services for the remainder of his lifetime. Respondent is permanently restrained and enjoined from owning and/or operating a Massage Establishment for the remainder of his lifetime. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Midwives |
HERNANDEZ, LEAH D. City: Amarillo County: Potter Zip code: 79103 License #: 96185 Complaint #: MID20220007850 |
Date: 3/2/23 Respondent is ordered to immediately cease and desist from performing or offering to perform midwifery services until Respondent becomes properly licensed. |
Respondent is alleged to have practiced midwifery during a period in which the midwifery license was expired. |
Permanent Revocations
| License Type | Name and Location | Order | Basis for Order |
|---|---|---|---|
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Cosmetology |
PHAM, THANH TRUC City: Dallas License #: 705351, 1529871, 1512794 |
Date: 3/4/21 The Cosmetology Private Post-Secondary School license for Texan Beauty Academy LLC is revoked. The Cosmetology Manicurist Instructor license and Cosmetology Esthetician Instructor licenses for Respondent are both revoked. Thanh Truc Pham is permanently restrained and enjoined from any association with a private beauty culture school or barber school (COS/BAR School), or assisting other in any manner, expressly or by implication, in associating with a COS/BAR school in the State of Texas and is permanently disassociated both now and in the future from any COS/BAR school in the State of Texas. Respondent's duration of permanent disassociation and injunction from COS/BAR schools will be lifelong. In exchange for the lifelong disassociation, the Department suspended the imposition of the agreed penalty of $365,200. If any material violation of this agreement should occur in the future, the penalty is no longer suspended, and Respondent shall immediately pay the agreed penalty of $365,200. |
Respondents failed to provide each prospective student with a schedule of the tuition and other fees assessed, the Department is charging two (2) violations; Respondents failed to properly account for the hours granted to each student; Respondents failed to comply with an order previously issued by the Executive Director. |
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Cosmetology |
HO, TU SI City: PLANO License #(s): 705196, 1515871 |
Date: 9/25/2020 The Respondent's Cosmetology Private Post-Secondary School license is revoked. The Respondent's Cosmetology Manicurist Instructor license is revoked. Respondent, Tu Si Ho, is permanently restrained and enjoined from any association with a private beauty culture school or barber school (COS/BAR School), or assisting other in any manner, expressly or by implication, in associating with a COS/BAR school in the State of Texas, and permanently disassociated both now and in the future from any COS/BAR school in the State of Texas. Respondent's duration of permanent disassociation and injunction from COS/BAR schools will be lifelong. Should the Department review, and sole determine that any material violation of this agreement has occurred, the Department shall cease to suspend the imposition of the agreed penalty of $495,500.00 and Respondent shall immediately pay the agreed penalty of $495,500.00 |
Respondent failed to submit an electronic record of six (6) student's accrued clock hours once per month; Respondent failed to provide five (5) prospective students with a schedule of the tuition and other fees assessed; Respondent failed to have a licensed instructor at the school during operational hours - eighty-five (85) violations; Respondent failed to maintain a daily record of students? attendance - forty-nine (49) violations; Respondent failed to cooperate with the inspector in the performance of an inspection. |
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Cosmetology |
PACIFIC BEAUTY ACADEMY INC License #: 705199 |
Date: 9/12/2018 The Respondent's Cosmetology Private Post-Secondary license is revoked. Respondent is permanently restrained and enjoined from any association with a private beauty culture school or barber school (COS/BAR school), or assisting others in any manner, expressly or by implication, in associating with a COS/BAR school in the State of Texas, and he agrees to permanently dissociate himself, both now and in the future, from any COS/BAR school in the State of Texas; Respondent understands that the duration of his permanent disassociation and injunction from COS/BAR schools is lifelong. |
Respondent submitted fraudulent hours to the Department on behalf of students who paid him for those hours. |
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Massage Therapy |
SIMERSKEY, JIMMY City: Cypress County: Harris Zip Code: 77060-3212 License #: MT129745 and MI3738 Complaint #: MAS20220002811 |
Date: 8/4/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $15,000; and Respondent's Massage Therapist and Massage Therapy Instructor licenses are revoked for the remainder of Respondent's lifetime. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client, the Department is charging 4 violations; Respondent failed to provide an initial consultation to each client before the first massage therapy session and obtain the signature of the client on the consultation document; Respondent failed to obtain an updated client consultation document after the client's reason for seeking massage therapy changed; Respondent made a misleading statement about the practice of massage therapy. |
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Massage Therapy |
LU, DEFU City: Brooklyn, NY Zip Code: 11228-1051 License # MSP2103 Complaint #: MAS20210009872 |
Date: 8/7/22 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $2,500; and Respondent's Massage Student Permit is revoked. Respondent is permanently restrained from practicing massage therapy and/or owning a massage establishment for the remainder of Respondent's lifetime. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapist |
PONCE, EMMANUEL City: Houston County: Harris Zip Code: 77098-1591 License #: MT131532 Complaint #: MAS20220001827 |
Date: 5/23/2022 Respondent's Massage Therapist license is revoked. Respondent is permanently restrained and enjoined from offering and/or performing massage therapy and other massage services for the remainder of his lifetime. Respondent is permanently restrained and enjoined from owning and/or operating a Massage Establishment for the remainder of his lifetime. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapy |
SALINAS, VICTOR R City: ALLEN County: COLLIN Zip Code: 75002 License #: MT1094491 Complaint # MAS20180004054 |
Date: 9/1/2020 Respondent is assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $2,500; and Respondent’s Massage Therapist license is revoked and that revocation is lifelong. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
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Massage Therapy |
SALGADO, STING RAY City: BEDFORD County: TARRANT Zip Code: 76095 License #: MT127734 Complaint # MAS20180006907 |
Date: 9/17/2019 Respondent's Massage Therapist license is revoked. |
Respondent engaged in sexual contact during a session with a client. |
Permanent Injunctions
| License Type | Name and Location | Order | Basis for Order |
|---|---|---|---|
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Air Conditioning & Refrigeration / Electrical Contractors |
SMITH, DANNY BRYAN City: SPRING County: HARRIS Zip Code: 77388 License: Not Licensed |
Date: 9/12/2019 Defendant is immediately restrained from performing or offering to perform air conditioning and refrigeration services without a license, and from performing or offering to perform non-exempt electrical services without a license. |
Defendant refused to stop performing, and offering to perfuming, air conditioning and refrigeration services and electrical services without a license. He failed to submit to department efforts to cease his operations and we proceeded to the District Court for Injunctive Relief. |
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Electrical Contractors |
HOLLOWAY, JOSHUA J City: SPRING County: HARRIS Zip Code: 77381 License: Not Licensed |
Date: 6/11/2018 Respondent is immediately ordered to cease and desist from acting as, impersonating, performing or offering to perform work as an electrical contractor. |
Respondent performed and/or offered to perform electrical contracting without first obtaining the required electrical contractor's license. |