[2] Then, it was purchased, restored, and reopened to play current movies by a local citizen in 2000.
The Midway was noted in episode 818 of Texas Country Reporter that aired May 3, 2003.
The property was rented, and opened intermittently until 2009, when it was purchased by another family, who started a second restoration and reopened the theater.
[5] Other Midway Drive-Ins are located around the US, but this theater is the only known one still in operation in Texas until 2011.
[6] The Midway Drive-In closed down and did not open in 2012 because of the lack of available 35-mm film prints.