*A partial government shutdown is creating serious headaches at airport security checkpoints across the country, but a new piece of technology is giving some travelers a way around the chaos. TSA PreCheck Touchless ID,

As area airports have struggled with long wait times to get through security, we are taking a look at wait times at Houston airports this Wednesday.

Airports across the U.S. have seen fluctuating wait times in recent days amid the partial government shutdown.

TSA worker and union representative Joseph Cerletti of California told Fox News Digital the hardship officers are going through during the DHS shutdown — and how travelers can skip long lines.

TSA boss Adam Stahl said he 'may have to quite literally shut down airports' as workers fail to show up after not receiving their paychecks during government shutdown