After years of delays and public outreach, the federal REAL ID deadline is officially here. Beginning Wednesday, May 7, all adult travelers flying domestically in the United States will be required to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Before take off, travelers at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) will need to ensure they have a REAL ID driver's license, as certain standard licenses and other forms of ...

Some officials are decrying the move as political, while others fear it could send business and tax money to neighboring ...

The deadline to have get a federally mandated Real ID to fly has officially arrived. As of Wednesday, May 7, travelers hoping to hop on a flight will have a much easier time if they got the most ...

The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005 following the 9/11 attacks, set federal security standards for state-issued IDs such as driver’s licenses. In Texas, REAL ID–compliant cards are marked with ...

The Transportation Security Administration wants to make something very clear: you can't use your Costco membership card as a form of identification. On June 4, the TSA attempted to dispel rumors on ...

Travelers waiting in line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport’s Terminal A didn’t face long delays Wednesday morning as the government’s new Real ID requirement went into effect. The Real ID Act, ...

For two decades, the federal government has delayed the rollout of REAL IDs – a post 9/11 creation formed by the REAL ID Act passed by Congress in 2005. The act was passed to set national security ...

It’s been two decades since Real IDs were first proposed by Congress to set a national security standard for state identification. It’s a post 9/11 creation created by legislatures in 2005 aimed at ...