From NPR.

As the partial government shutdown involving the Department of Homeland Security drags on, TSA agents are among those currently not being paid.

DHS says more than 300 agents have already quit. More have called out sick, including more than than half of Houston’s TSA agents, and about a third of the agents in New Orleans and Atlanta. Many airports continue to report long lines and wait times for passengers to get through security.

Adam Stahl, TSA’s chief of staff, tells Fox News some airports — especially smaller ones — might have to shut down due to a shortage of agents.