Ervexia strikes 60-unit deal in Texas

A franchise specializing in occupational health services is making a big push in Texas.

Ervexia announced plans to expand in Texas, opening 60 new locations over the next 10 years. The brand reports that Dallas entrepreneurs Kelleyton J. Wilson Sr. and Myranna Wilson will invest nearly $1 million to lead the statewide rollout as area representatives.

Initial growth is slated for seven counties in North Texas, including Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, Rockwall and Ellis. An initial clinic will also serve as a training center for Texas and is expected to open in mid-2027.

Ervexia currently has locations in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Ohio. The first territory planned for Texas is expected to create 300 jobs, Ervexia said.

The medical franchise brand offers a range of occupational health services, including Department of Transportation physicals, drug and alcohol testing, hearing tests and fit-for-duty exams, in the clinic or at the job site.

“These are mandated services. You can’t run a job site, a trucking fleet or an airport in Texas without many of these services, and right now most employers piece them together from several different providers,” Kelleyton Wilson said. “Texas is the hottest market in the country, and no one else offers all of it under one roof and then brings it to the job site.”

The Wilsons will serve as area representatives for Ervexia, while vetting and supporting franchisees in Texas.

Kelleyton is president of Emeritus Advisers and a retired Microsoft capital markets executive who co-owns several UPS Store franchises in North Texas. He is a partner in Assembly House restaurant and Assembly House Wine Company and a development partner in Gateway Park, a $120 million project anchored by Tom Thumb. Myranna Wilson has spent more than 20 years in North Texas health care, most recently at Medtronic.

Texas continues to surge when it comes to employment opportunities. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, the state added 159,400 jobs in the year through August, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. It also led the nation with 557 workplace deaths in 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

“For us, this is about changing lives while providing exceptional service to an underserved market and creating jobs across Texas. We want to use Ervexia Texas to create opportunities for people who have faced barriers to entry in franchising,” Kelleyton said.

Ervexia has agreements covering 103 planned clinics in Texas, Ohio, Louisiana, Kansas and Arkansas.

“Texas is a 60-location commitment across the entire state, and the opportunity goes well beyond the big four metros,” said Dr. Dallas Humble, president of operations for Ervexia Occupational Health. “We proved in northeast Louisiana that smaller markets need these services just as much as big cities. The data centers and manufacturing plants going up across Texas need to line up an occupational health provider before they can break ground, and we want to be the one they call. Kelleyton and Myranna are the right people to build that statewide.”