Overview
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who filed the suit Wednesday, asked a Fort Bend County court to shut the business and impose more than $1 million in civil penalties.
- The complaint names operators Lin Suling and Lai Wan Lin‑Chan and says they ran four houses in Houston, Sugar Land, Richmond, and Rosenberg that hosted multiple families and promoted services on TikTok, WeChat, and Facebook.
- The filing says the operation has run for nearly two decades, claimed credit for 1,000‑plus U.S.-born babies, and could facilitate up to 20 births per day across the sites.
- Paxton alleges the center coached clients on getting tourist visas and timing travel, including advising women to apply before pregnancy to avoid detection.
- The lawsuit also accuses the business of deceptive ads that promised 24‑hour care by experienced nurses and implied ties to the Woman’s Hospital of Texas, claims the attorney general says are not supported by state licensing records.