On Sunday, passengers at Bush Airport in Houston, Texas, stood in lines that stretched outside the airport for more than three hours as they awaited the pre-flight security screening, as the federal government shutdown has impacted TSA staffing and operations nationwide. | ABC7NY

The TSA says staffing shortages led to long wait times at Busy Airport on Sunday night | KHOU 11 News

Social media footage shows a huge crowd waiting to get through the TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. “Four-and-a-half hours just to make it through the line to get into the TSA security line. Missed our flight,” X user @nextradaymus69 wrote in the post. “Our bags already got sent to our destination. This is an absolute s**t show.” Jim Szczesniak, the director of aviation for Houston Airports, said the government shutdown affected TSA staffing and operations natio