Tobacco & Vaping in Texas (2026)
29 rules on the books across Texas, 16 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Tobacco Age Restrictions
Statewide minimum age (T21) for buying tobacco and vape products, ID checks, and clerk training requirements.
Texas: statewide
StatewideLight RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Chapter 161 sets the minimum age for purchasing or possessing tobacco and e-cigarette…
Read full rule →Travis County
Some RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Section 161.0815 prohibits selling tobacco or e-cigarette products to anyone under 21…
Read full rule →Arlington
Light RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code §161.0815 bars selling tobacco or e-cigarettes to anyone under 21; Arlington retailers…
Read full rule →Austin
Light RestrictionsAustin enforces the federal Tobacco 21 minimum age and Texas SB 21 (2019), prohibiting tobacco and vape sales to anyone…
Read full rule →Bexar County
Light RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code Section 161.0815 prohibits sale of tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vapor products to anyone…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Light RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code §161.0815 prohibits sale, gift, or furnishing of tobacco, e-cigarette, or nicotine…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Light RestrictionsFederal Tobacco 21 (PL 116-94) and Texas Health and Safety Code section 161.082 ban sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes…
Read full rule →El Paso
Light RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code §161.0815 bans the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products to anyone under…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Light RestrictionsFederal Tobacco 21 law and Texas Health and Safety Code Section 161.082 prohibit selling tobacco, e-cigarettes, or vape…
Read full rule →Frisco
Light RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code §161.0815 makes it illegal to sell cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products to anyone…
Read full rule →Harris County
Light RestrictionsFederal Tobacco 21 (PL 116-94) and Texas Health and Safety Code section 161.082 ban sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes…
Read full rule →Houston
Light RestrictionsHouston enforces the federal Tobacco 21 minimum age of 21 for all tobacco and vape sales, aligned with Texas SB 21…
Read full rule →Lubbock
Light RestrictionsTexas Health and Safety Code §161.0815 sets the minimum age for buying tobacco, e-cigarettes, and vape products at 21…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Light RestrictionsSelling, giving, or furnishing tobacco, e-cigarettes, or any nicotine product to anyone under 21 is illegal in San…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsDallas enforces the federal Tobacco 21 minimum age and Texas SB 21 (2019), prohibiting all tobacco and vape sales to…
Read full rule →Flavored Tobacco Bans
Whether your state bans flavored tobacco or vape products statewide, what flavors are restricted, and how local flavor bans interact with state rules.
Amarillo
Few RestrictionsAmarillo has no local ordinance banning flavored tobacco products or menthol cigarettes. Texas has not enacted a…
Read full rule →Arlington
Few RestrictionsArlington has not banned flavored tobacco or menthol; Texas does not authorize local flavor bans, so retailers may sell…
Read full rule →Bexar County
Few RestrictionsBexar County does not ban flavored tobacco or flavored vape products. Texas has no statewide flavor ban, and Texas…
Read full rule →Corpus Christi
Few RestrictionsCorpus Christi has not banned flavored tobacco or e-cigarette products. Federal law restricts certain flavored…
Read full rule →Dallas
Few RestrictionsDallas cannot ban flavored tobacco or flavored vape products. Texas House Bill 1771, signed in 2023, preempts cities…
Read full rule →Dallas County
Few RestrictionsTexas House Bill 1771 (2023), codified at Health and Safety Code section 161.0876, preempts cities and counties from…
Read full rule →El Paso
Few RestrictionsEl Paso has no local flavored tobacco ban. Federal rules prohibit flavored cigarettes other than menthol, and the FDA…
Read full rule →Fort Worth
Few RestrictionsTexas House Bill 1771 and Health and Safety Code provisions preempt cities from banning the sale of flavored tobacco or…
Read full rule →Frisco
Few RestrictionsFrisco has not banned flavored tobacco or e-cigarette sales, deferring to federal FDA premarket review and Texas state…
Read full rule →Harris County
Few RestrictionsTexas House Bill 1771 (2023), codified at Health and Safety Code section 161.0876, preempts cities and counties from…
Read full rule →Houston
Few RestrictionsTexas House Bill 1771 and Health and Safety Code provisions preempt cities from banning the sale of flavored tobacco or…
Read full rule →Lubbock
Few RestrictionsNeither Texas nor the City of Lubbock prohibits flavored cigarettes, flavored cigars, or flavored vape products. Sales…
Read full rule →Plano
Few RestrictionsPlano does not ban flavored cigarettes, cigars, or vape products. Texas does not preempt local flavor restrictions…
Read full rule →San Antonio
Few RestrictionsSan Antonio cannot ban flavored tobacco or flavored vape products. Texas House Bill 1771, signed in 2023, preempts…
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