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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.

Tense · Tenso

37/ 100

Calculated 9 min ago

Wait anomalies32/32

5 bridges > 1.5× baseline

Closures0/24

0 bridges not reporting

Natural events0/24

0 EONET events within 100km

Commercial wait5/20

Avg 30 min across major freight bridges

What’s contributing right now

5 signals

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Wait anomaly · Laredo
50 min now vs 14 min typical at this hour. Ratio 3.6× · seen 16 min ago
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Wait anomaly · Hidalgo/Pharr
40 min now vs 18 min typical at this hour. Ratio 2.2× · seen 16 min ago
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Wait anomaly · Hidalgo/Pharr
55 min now vs 9 min typical at this hour. Ratio 6.1× · seen 16 min ago
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Wait anomaly · Progreso
40 min now vs 14 min typical at this hour. Ratio 2.9× · seen 16 min ago
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Wait anomaly · Roma
10 min now vs 5 min typical at this hour. Ratio 2× · seen 16 min ago

Per-port snapshot

Bridge	Now	Typical	Ratio	Seen
Laredo230401	offline	—	—	16 min ago
Laredo230402	50 min	14 min	3.6×	16 min ago
Laredo230403	0 min	2 min	0.0×	16 min ago
Eagle Pass230301	60 min	51 min	1.2×	16 min ago
Eagle Pass230302	60 min	60 min	1.0×	16 min ago
Hidalgo/Pharr230501	40 min	18 min	2.2×

Civic infrastructure signals

RGV corridor · 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.