Travel

For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement has ended.

Real ID will be enforced in U.S. airports starting May 7. Implementing the law involved years of negotiations between federal and state officials.

At least 98% of Texas driver's licenses are REAL ID compliant, but a low national rate could slow TSA screening.

Starting May 7, airport security will ask U.S. travelers for a Real ID.

The carrier announced Tuesday that it will begin charging certain passengers to check their luggage on flights, a significant shift at the company long prized by consumers for its perks.

The Transportation Security Administration reported new screening equipment means travelers no longer have to remove liquids or electronics from their luggage.

The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.

The San Antonio International Airport announced on Tuesday a new program that would allow a select few people without tickets to move past the security checkpoints and meet their air travelers at their gates or accompany them before saying goodbye.

GOGO Charters, which began renting out charter buses in major U.S. cities in 2012, is planning daily bus routes between Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth as well Houston and San Antonio, with in-between stops in Katy and The Woodlands.

The agency is seeking civil penalties against Southwest Airlines, and also fined Frontier Airlines for its continuous delays.