Police say Jenna Bush tried to buy booze

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- President Bush's 19-year-old daughter, Jenna, tried to purchase alcohol at a restaurant using someone else's identification card, police said Wednesday.

Police were called to Chuy's Mexican restaurant in south Austin on Tuesday night as Jenna Bush was attempting to buy alcohol, police spokesman Kevin Buchman said. No other details were immediately available, but a statement was being prepared, he said.

The legal drinking age in Texas is 21.

Jenna Bush's attorney, William P. Allison, could not be reached, and White House officials had no immediate comment.

Mark Dore, a manager at restaurant, said he could not comment and referred all questions to the corporate offices. Messages left there by The Associated Press were not immediately returned.

Less than a month ago, Jenna Bush pleaded no contest to a charge of being a minor in possession of alcohol in connection with another incident.

The no contest plea stemmed from a ticket police issued while checking for minors in possession of alcohol at nightclubs along the popular East Sixth Street entertainment district on April 27.

She was ordered to pay $51.25 in court costs, serve eight hours of community service and attend six hours of alcohol awareness classes.

Jenna Bush is a student at the University of Texas in Austin.

Her twin sister, Barbara, attends Yale University.

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