Texture tab seemingly missing in Blender 2.8 As I asked in my previous question, I cannot find the texture tab on my object settings panel in Blender 2.82.
However, I have found that this is not universal, as other people seem to be able to access it from the position that I had expected it to be in.
Here is a screenshot of the expected interface:



Here is a screenshot of my interface:



As you can see in the images, the texture tab is not present in my interface.  How can I access these settings or make this tab appear in my interface?

Please do not mark this question as a duplicate unless this question was answered for Blender 2.8.  I have a lot of difficulty navigating the new interface, and unless you can explain how another answer is applicable I will not be able to make use of it.
This entire saga was stupid, but I'm posting the answer because I don't want anyone similarly confused to be lost if they try to google it.

I was in edit mode, and as of Blender 1.79 and later you can't add a texture in edit mode.  This is a new and honestly pointless restriction, but if you go into object mode it should be accessible.