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As U.S. Transportation Security Administration workers face missing a second full paycheck on Friday amid a government shutdown, nonprofits are stepping up to provide food.

TSA agents haven't had a full paycheck in more than a month, due to the partial government shutdown. Local union president Johnny Jones says his colleagues still have not recovered from the last government shutdown in 2025.

The Trump administration sent ICE agents to airports in Houston and across the U.S. on Monday to assist TSA workers, many of whom are calling out sick amid a partial government shutdown that began in mid-February.

TSA will charge a $45 for travelers without RealID compliant identification. The fee will start in February.

At least 98% of Texas driver's licenses are REAL ID compliant, but a low national rate could slow TSA screening.

Passengers at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas will be the first to use a new prototype airport security system, which has been compared to the self-checkout at a grocery store.

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

Austin's airport recommends people using general TSA screening show up at least 2.5 hours before departure, scrambling conventional thinking about the fastest ways to get to the biggest cities in Texas.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport got slammed with passengers Monday morning as people left town after three major sporting events. Travelers could see more days like this with record-breaking passenger volumes forecast for 2022.

The monthlong extension comes as the CDC said it would work on a "revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor."

Federal officials are extending until Jan. 18 a requirement that people on airline flights and public transportation wear face masks, a rule intended to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The agency was put in charge of pipeline cybersecurity when it was formed, but experts say it lacks funding and support for the job. The Colonial Pipeline hack made the issue even more pressing.