Brown told WFAA that before the pandemic hit, she set up automatic advertisements on Facebook for her hair salon.
Despite Brown temporarily shutting her business down because of the coronavirus and her pregnancy, the ads continued to run.
Brown said she received dozens of angry messages after the government agency saw one of the old Facebook ads for her business and posted about it on April 6.
"Please be advised that in addition to the criminal penalties under the executive order, there are potential TDLR violations that could subject you to administrative fines and sanctions," the agency wrote on Facebook.
