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I remember when the drinking age in Texas was 19. No, we didn't have bands of 15 year olds running around from happy hour to happy hour. As an 18 year old I remember vividly not being able to even get into clubs, never mind buy a drink. Could I get alcohol? Probably - but I wasn't all that motiviated, I guess. And, I was legal my freshman year - so it wasn't that long of a wait.
With today's harder to duplicate ids, and proper enforcement, there is no reason that lowering the drinking age to 19 (or 18) has to mean younger teens getting into any more trouble than they already do. Also, the penalties for MIPs and DUIs are stiffer now (at least here) then they were "back in the day".
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