Houston Airport has shut down the TSA checkpoints in one of its terminals because there aren't enough TSA officers willing to work unpaid during the government shutdown

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• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas has closed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints in one of its terminals due to a lack of security staff amid the government shutdown.
• Ticket counters and the security checkpoint in Terminal B closed down over the weekend. 
• The airport told Business Insider that the checkpoint will remain closed until the TSA can provide enough people the staff it.
• Terminal B's gates will remain open and passengers flying through the facility will need to be screened at other terminals.
• United Airlines is Terminal B's largest tenant.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, Texas has closed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints in one of its terminals due to a lack of security staff amid the government shutdown.

In an alert posted on Twitter, the airport announced on Sunday that ticket counters and TSA checkpoint in Terminal B have been shut down. 

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