15-minute checklist before leaving

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A clock from minute 0 with the 15-minute list, step by step.

Bridges open and wait times: bwt.cbp.gov (or the CBP Border Wait Times app).
Texas roads: drivetexas.org; traffic in Google Maps to Laredo.
Tanks full, spare tire checked, chargers and radios charged.
Document folder in the car that crosses with each vehicle (not all in one), lender's letter and Mexican insurance printed.
Dogs: record, water, leash, crate secured.
Cash counted and split up.
Call your family or contact at the destination: departure time, chosen route, estimated arrival.
Offline maps of Texas, Nuevo León, Coahuila and Tamaulipas downloaded; paper map in the glove box.