Houston travelers early Tuesday arrived to shorter lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport security screening checkpoints compared to the past couple days, which saw wait times of up to three hours.

If you're flying out of Bush Intercontinental or Hobby airports, be prepared for longer TSA wait times due to the ongoing government shutdown.

In an advisory issued on Nov. 2, Houston Airports warned travelers to expect extended TSA wait times “until further notice.”

The wait times at Houston airports continues to go up. Airport officials now say wait times at Bush could be 3 hours and Hobby travelers could see 1-hour waits.

Travelers at IAH and Hobby Airport should expect long security lines due to TSA staffing shortages. Arriving early and being prepared can help you breeze through security and stay on schedule.

Even if you don't fly, travel experts say the images coming out of Houston's airports could impact you. They say the coverage of long airport lines could influence the government's reopening.

TSA workers were told sick calls will bring “appropriate accountability measures to the fullest extent possible” after the shutdown ends—but airport screeners told Forbes such threats would likely backfire.

HOUSTON - Travelers flying out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) are being advised to arrive significantly earlier than usual as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wait times are exceeding 90 minutes.