Ashish Patel, Anverali Satani, Nazira Momin, Minaz Chamadia, and Vijay Lakshmi Yogi v. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court considered whether Texas cosmetology licensing statutes and regulations, as applied to commercial eyebrow threaders and salon owners, violated the Texas Constitution’s due course of law provision. The Court rejected the State’s jurisdictional objections, including sovereign immunity, standing, ripeness, and redundant remedies. It held that the challenged licensing scheme was unconstitutional as applied and reversed and remanded for further proceedings.