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<\/p>\nT-shirts depicting Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro as \u201ccaptured\u201d are being sold across Dallas-area social media, turning a rapidly unfolding political moment into a local commerce trend among Venezuelan communities in North Texas.<\/p>\n
The shirts, advertised primarily through Facebook groups, feature images of Maduro alongside the word \u201cCaptured,\u201d often paired with phrases such as \u201cVenezuela Libre\u201d and dates tied to recent political developments.<\/p>\n
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Sellers list prices ranging from about $15 to $25 and offer local pickup in Dallas and nearby cities. <\/p>\n
According to 2024 U.S. Census data, 193,519 Venezuelans, or about 17% of the Venezuelans in the U.S., reside in Texas. The state has the second-largest share of Venezuelans in the U.S. after Florida.<\/p>\n
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By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n About 30% of these residents live in North Texas, and are spread across the counties of Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton.<\/p>\n The merchandise began circulating after President Donald Trump and the U.S. government announced on Saturday morning that U.S. forces had captured Maduro<\/a> during a military operation. <\/p>\n A promotional image shared online shows t-shirts featuring Venezuelan political imagery and dates tied to recent events , offered by a Dallas-based seller.<\/p>\n Photo courtesy Karina Rodriguez<\/p>\n One Dallas-area seller said the shirts were created as a form of expression rather than provocation.<\/p>\n \u201cI decided to sell these shirts as a way to express solidarity and support for the Venezuelan community,\u201d said Karina Rodriguez, the owner of Manos de mi tierra, a Dallas-based business that sells personalized products and art inspired by Latin American culture.<\/p>\n Rodriguez said the designs draw on symbols commonly associated with Venezuela, including national colors, references to freedom and dates that carry meaning within the community.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea was not to promote violence, but to reflect a collective sentiment and a social cause through art and entrepreneurship,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n According to the seller, the shirts have been purchased by customers in Dallas and other cities, and responses have been supportive.<\/p>\n \u201cMany people have written to say they feel represented,\u201d Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n Rodriguez said her goal was to create products that resonate with community members during a moment of uncertainty, rather than to take a political position. <\/p>\n Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz drops political bombshell, bows out of third term bid<\/a>Houston businessman Andrew White drops Democratic bid for Texas governor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"T-shirts depicting Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro as \u201ccaptured\u201d are being sold across Dallas-area social media, turning a rapidly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,3089,287,27],"class_list":{"0":"post-111871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-headlines","10":"tag-dallas-news","11":"tag-hispanic-dfw","12":"tag-politics","13":"tag-texas"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AVIYE2ZRLRBZVK2KKJKPUMXNIY.jpg\")
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