Overview
- In a July 14 Instagram post that went viral, Bush Hager joked about a mock “Netflix documentary” and misidentified the Austin restaurant as El Arroyo.
- On July 15 she corrected the error live on Today With Jenna & Sheinelle and said the 2001 incident occurred at the original Chuy’s on Barton Springs Road.
- Bush Hager recounted that she and her twin sister Barbara used a fake ID to try to order a margarita and that a waitress, whom she said opposed her father’s politics, called 911.
- Court records show Bush Hager later pleaded no contest to the 2001 citations and was ordered to do community service, alcohol education, a victim-impact panel, pay costs, and temporarily surrender her driver’s license.
- The story has stayed in local culture—El Arroyo even displayed a marquee reference during Bush Hager’s 2024 Austin visit—and the recent correction highlights how memory, social teams, and businesses can shift small details over time.