IAH posted three- to four-hour TSA waits again Wednesday morning.

HOUSTON (AP) — George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston has become the symbol for how the ongoing partial government shutdown has wreaked havoc on the nation’s air travel system.

With frustrations and pressure mounting over an ongoing shutdown and excruciatingly long lines at Houston airports, the city's top official has a blunt idea of how to end the madness.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport may not be anyone’s favorite place these days — at least until the lines for TSA screening return to normal — but at least travelers who make it through the security checkpoint will have a new place to eat,

The Trump administration has expanded the role of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at some US airports, moving them from support duties into parts of the passenger screening process as staffing shortages strain the Transportation Security Administration.

Trump is sending ICE agents to fill a TSA officer shortage during the government shutdown, but a major federal union warns this could create safety risks.