Midland, TX Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

The prohibition sits in Chapter 10-10, Pedestrians, and works alongside § 10-10-5, which separately requires a pedestrian crossing anywhere other than a marked or unmarked crosswalk to yield to all vehicles on the roadway. Section 10-10-1 defines a crosswalk as either the paved area connecting sidewalk lines across an intersection or any portion of a roadway marked for pedestrian crossing by paint or other markings, so a crosswalk does not require paint to exist at an ordinary intersection with sidewalks on both sides. "Business district" carries its own definition at § 10-1-1: territory along a roadway where, within any 600 feet, buildings used for business or industrial purposes occupy at least 300 feet of frontage on one side, or 300 feet combined on both sides, plus any area the zoning code separately classifies as commercial under Title XI.

A "through street" is any street where crossing traffic must stop by law, marked with posted stop signs under Title X. Practically, the rule targets downtown Midland and signalized arterial corridors rather than quiet residential subdivisions, where § 10-10-5's yield-to-traffic rule, not § 10-10-6's outright ban, governs a mid-block crossing. The ordinance traces to the City's original 1953 traffic code and has not been substantively rewritten since. Enforcement runs through the Midland Police Department; there is no administrative appeal, since this is a criminal traffic offense adjudicated in Midland Municipal Court rather than a zoning or licensing decision.