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Border Tension Index

One glanceable number, 0–100, for what the US-MX border feels like right now. Aggregates wait anomalies, closures, NASA-tracked natural events, and commercial wait magnitude. Updates every 60 seconds. Higher = more friction.

Normal · Normal

26/ 100

Calculated 6h ago

Wait anomalies16/32

2 bridges > 1.5× baseline

Closures0/24

0 bridges not reporting

Natural events0/24

0 EONET events within 100km

Commercial wait10/20

Avg 60 min across major freight bridges

What’s contributing right now

2 signals

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Wait anomaly · Laredo
70 min now vs 11 min typical at this hour. Ratio 6.4× · seen 6h ago
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Wait anomaly · Brownsville
110 min now vs 49 min typical at this hour. Ratio 2.2× · seen 6h ago

Per-port snapshot

Bridge	Now	Typical	Ratio	Seen
Laredo230401	offline	—	—	6h ago
Laredo230402	65 min	49 min	1.3×	6h ago
Laredo230403	70 min	11 min	6.4×	6h ago
Eagle Pass230301	35 min	80 min	0.4×	6h ago
Eagle Pass230302	15 min	49 min	0.3×	6h ago
Hidalgo/Pharr230501	40 min	40 min	1.0×	6h ago

Civic infrastructure signals

US–MX border · primary sources

Structural decisions happening in the region that affect corridor capacity. Not in the BTI calculation yet — surfaced for situational awareness.

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Harlingen $14B data center moratorium · May–Jun 2026
City of Harlingen is weighing a moratorium on new data center permits ahead of May and June public hearings. Proposed buildout would add significant industrial water and power load to the corridor — outcome affects freight infrastructure investment timing.
Source: public hearing notices · Harlingen city council · May 2026
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ALPR / Flock camera vulnerabilities · RGV municipalities
Automatic License Plate Reader cameras (Flock Safety network) deployed across RGV municipalities have documented security vulnerabilities. Reported by Moroles investigation. Relevant to commercial carrier privacy and cross-border tracking compliance.
Source: Moroles investigation · ongoing
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Palantir ImmigrationOS · federal deployment
DHS is expanding use of Palantir's ImmigrationOS platform for cross-agency enforcement coordination at the southern border. Affects secondary inspection volume and processing times at commercial crossings.
Source: public contract records · DHS procurement · 2026

What we don’t measure yet

BTI is computed from inputs we already collect. The following signals are pending and will lift confidence when wired:

DOS travel advisories
DOF MX gov bulletins
CBP secondary inspection counts

Substrate transparency over surface polish — see historical wait data for per-bridge patterns and anomalies on the home map.