{"id":641617,"date":"2026-03-08T19:46:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/641617\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T19:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T19:46:24","slug":"hobby-airport-warns-of-2-hour-tsa-wait-due-to-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/641617\/","title":{"rendered":"Hobby Airport warns of 2-hour TSA wait due to government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\"><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; Houston&#8217;s Hobby Airport is warning of longer TSA wait times as the partial government shutdown continues.<\/p>\n<p>   Two-hour TSA wait at Hobby Airport <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hobby-airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Hobby (HOU) officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hobbyhou\/posts\/pfbid02GWJty8mkPhptMHJCuxNCQxBc77Zd3jpBh8SN9kUd1wFHSPKCSd8iefMjFp93Ti3hl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted a warning Sunday on social media<\/a>, saying TSA wait times could go over two hours.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Travelers are being advised to get to the airport three to four hours before your flight to allow more time for security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Airport officials also say TSA operations could change between shifts.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">To check on security wait times, <a href=\"https:\/\/fly2houston.com\/hou\/security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">To check flight times, <a href=\"https:\/\/fly2houston.com\/hou\/flights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>  Partial government shutdown <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutdowntracker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">According to an online Shutdown Tracker,<\/a> the federal government has been under a partial shutdown since Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">The shutdown is related to a stop in funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kristi-noems-firing-fails-sway-democrats-dhs-shutdown-drags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">According to FOX News reports<\/a>, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kristi-noems-firing-fails-sway-democrats-dhs-shutdown-drags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kristi Noem&#8217;s removal as DHS Secretary<\/a>, Congressional Democrats continue to block funding for the agency in hopes to make changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<\/p>\n<p data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\">Reports say the House will be out for a week and the Senate won&#8217;t be able to advance any funding legislation, so the shutdown is guaranteed to continue for some time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> Hobby Airport, ShutdownTracker.com, and FOX News reports.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\/hobby\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hobby<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/travel\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Travel<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/top-stories\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-06e3e0fd=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Stories<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; 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