1986 up from age 19
Interestingly, 19 states do not specifically prohibit drinking under the age of 21, only the purchase and public possession (with certain exceptions) of alcohol.
18
1973
No one under the age of 21 is allowed to drink in Texas.
The legal drinking age in Texas was 18 in 1977. Texas lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1973, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1981, and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1986.
September 1, 1986 Interestingly, 19 states do not specifically prohibit drinking under the age of 21, only the purchase and public possession (with certain exceptions) of alcohol. Texas permits parents to serve their offspring alcohol under the age of 21, contrary to common belief.
1980
1979
yes
September 10 1989
Prior to 1972 the minimum drinking age was 21 in Michigan. Michigan lowered the minimum drinking age from 21 to 18 in 1972, raised it from 18 to 19 in 1978, and raised it from 19 to 21 in 1978.
The drinking age in Ontario, Canada, was changed from 21 to 18 in 1971. This change was part of a broader trend during the 1970s where several provinces in Canada lowered their legal drinking ages. However, Ontario raised the minimum drinking age back to 19 in 1985, where it remains today.
1986 and that was for the entire United States.