Midland, TX Business Licensing & Operations: Tobacco Retail License (2026)

Retail Tobacco Store: A retail store that sells mainly tobacco products. This business may also sell tobacco accessories such as lighters, matches, cigarette holders and devices used to preserve tobacco, cigars or cigarettes, which are incidental to the sale of tobacco products.

Retaining Wall: A non-building, structural wall supporting soil loads and live and dead surcharge loads to the soil, such as additional soil, structures and vehicles.

Retirement Housing: Any age restricted housing development that may be in any housing form, including detached and attached dwelling units, apartments, and residences, offering private and semiprivate rooms and designed to provide meals and nursing care.

Right-of-Way:

(a)A parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street or alley or other transportation infrastructure.(b)A Right-of-Way may be used for other facilities and utilities, such as sidewalks, railroad crossings, electrical communication, oil or gas, water or sanitary or storm sewer facilities, or for any other use.(c)The use of Right-of-Way shall also include parkways and medians outside of pavement. Rodeo Grounds: A public gathering place for rodeo activities in which there are performances of riders with horses and generally involving cattle. The area may involve various cattle pens, barns or shelters. Parking generally would involve double drive-through spaces for participants with trucks pulling horse trailers and standard parking for spectators.