Houston flyers face TSA delays at Hobby Airport

Driving the news: Travelers are waiting two hours to get through TSA at Hobby Airport as of 3pm Monday.

• Those wait times were upwards of three hours on Sunday and earlier Monday, leading to several flight delays.
• Wait times at Bush Intercontinental Airport were normal as of Monday afternoon.

Catch up quick: TSA agents are working without pay starting this week after congressional Democrats voted against funding the Department of Homeland Security weeks ago over the Trump administration's immigration policies.

The intrigue: In Houston, TSA operations can change shift by shift depending on how many agents scheduled for that shift call out, per the Houston Airport System.

What they're saying: "We saw firsthand how committed some [TSA] officers are, taking on additional shifts to keep security lanes open at Hobby Airport," Houston's director of aviation Jim Szczesniak said in a statement.

The latest: The shutdown is affecting airports nationwide, especially here and in New Orleans, as Democrats continue to hold up DHS funding, demanding that ICE agents stop wearing masks and display IDs, among other things.

Pro tip: Houston Airports says Hobby travelers should arrive four hours early.