TDLR Shuts Down Three Massage Establishments in Midland and Round Rock Where Human Trafficking Suspected

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued a 12-month emergency closure order effective Sept. 8, 2025, for three massage establishments for suspected human trafficking.

These establishments owned by Larry D. Williams were ordered to halt operations and they are prohibited from operating a different massage establishment at the locations for the next 12 months:

• Nice To Have You, 4519 N. Garfield St, Suite 15, in Midland. TDLR inspectors found items that are prohibited in a massage establishment, as well as evidence of sexual activity and evidence that people were living in the establishment. Employees were unable to provide copies of any of the required client consultation forms. Investigators from the Midland Police Department had earlier conducted a criminal investigation at the location and they found evidence that sexual activity was occurring there. An online investigation found that the location was advertising on illicit web sites.
• Body Massage, 4305 W. Illinois, Suite A, in Midland. TDLR inspectors found an unlicensed massage therapist at the location, as well as evidence of sexual activity and evidence that people were living in the establishment. An online investigation found that the location was advertising on illicit web sites.
• Detour Body Works & Spa d/b/a Healing Hand Studio, 2201 Double Creek Drive, Suite 5006, in Round Rock. The Round Rock Police Department was called to the establishment in June, where a male customer reported that he had been assaulted during a massage. While at the location, officers noticed a number of indicators of possible human trafficking.

TDLR found a pattern at all three locations that indicates that they all are being used as fronts for illicit activity and that human trafficking could be occurring, both things that are direct violations of massage therapy laws and rules.

Since late 2023, TDLR has issued 53 emergency orders relating to human trafficking, impacting 78 locations.

HB 3579, passed in the 88^th Legislature Regular Session, went into effect Sept. 1, 2023. Under the legislation authored by State Rep. Benjamin Bumgarner and sponsored by State Sen. Phil King, TDLR’s executive director can issue an emergency order halting the operation of any massage establishment if law enforcement or TDLR find evidence or indicators that human trafficking is occurring at the establishment.

Anyone who suspects human trafficking is occurring can contact the National Hotline for Human Trafficking at 1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733). If the situation is an emergency or you believe someone is in immediate danger, call 911 and alert the authorities.

You can also file a complaint on a TDLR-regulated business that you suspect may be participating in human trafficking.

About TDLR

TDLR provides regulatory oversight for a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment in Texas, including the Texas Lottery and Charitable Bingo programs. The agency protects the health and safety of Texans by ensuring they are served by qualified, licensed professionals. Inspections of individuals, businesses, and equipment are done on a regular basis to safeguard the public. Currently, the agency regulates 41 business and occupational licensing programs with more than 1,000,000 licensees across the state.