Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) clashed over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse outside Austin airport. Casar accused Cornyn of blocking funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers who missed their first full paycheck last week due to the partial shutdown. Meanwhile, local reporter Rudy Koski supported Casar's statement, highlighting Republican support for fully funding DHS, which is based on Democratic legislation offering significant reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The standstill follows the death of two U.S. citizens at the hand of federal immigration enforcement authorities.