The next time you’re at a Texas Department of Public Safety office, you might want to consider getting a REAL ID. The REAL ID Act, passed in 2005, sets security standards for issuing sources of ...

Holiday travel is stressful enough. Don’t ground yourself this season by having the wrong identification. Federal law now requires all flyers to carry certain types of ID before boarding a plane, and ...

If you're traveling this week, the deadline to be REAL ID–ready has passed, and travelers who don't have one could now face a $45 fee at airport security. If you're flying without a REAL ID - and ...

Still don't have your REAL ID? If you're planning to fly somewhere in 2026, it's going to cost you a couple of Andrew Jacksons. The Transportation Security Administration announced Monday that ...

Passengers wait in line at a TSA security checkpoint inside Terminal C at DFW International Airport on March 1, 2023. Elias Valverde II Dallas Morning News Beginning Feb. 1, there will be a new option ...

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 ...