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Without a license, without a livelihood: Texas’ economic blow to thousands of immigrant truckers

24 April 2026 at 10:37

Juan Espinoza spent nearly eight years rebuilding his life in the United States. When he arrived in Austin, he knew he had left behind in Caracas his position as manager, which he had held for 20 years, and that now he would have to take any job that would allow him to support his family. That job was driving trucks. In February 2020, he legally obtained his commercial driver’s license in Texas.

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Trucks in El Paso, Texas, in a file photo.

Chevron consolidates its position as Venezuela’s largest private oil producer

14 April 2026 at 16:30

With its leadership still unrivaled, oil giant Chevron on Monday signed two key agreements with the Venezuelan government led by Delcy Rodríguez that will allow it to restructure its assets in Venezuela and focus on expanding its extra‑heavy crude operations in a strategic area of the Orinoco Oil Belt.

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Chevron gas station in Los Angeles.
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