Texaco was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1902. Back then we called ourselves The Texas Company, but when a salesman saw the abbreviation "Texaco" in a telegram, it became our favorite nickname. The first Texaco star arrived in 1903, when a 19-year-old Italian refinery worker suggested we embrace the five-pointed symbol of Texas. A career at Chevron is a career in creating the future of energy. About us Texaco was an independent company until its refining operations merged into Chevron Corporation in 2001, at which time most of its station franchises were divested to the Shell Oil Company.