New from Texas

Probably a couple dozen companies to choose from.
Do you plan to attend a private cdl school? Being laid off, will the state pay for your school or will you need a trucking company school?

 

Several tanker companies will hire you if you get tanker/hazmat endorsements and TWIC ID Card.
Google for nearest TWIC office. TWIC is an ID card used for entry to military bases, chemical plants, sea ports, rail yards.
Let me go through my little notebook and see what I can come up with. You OK with tankers? Plenty of other type trucking if you're not interested in tankers.

 

I'll side with @Chinatown about running tankers. Living in Corpus you can either choose regional out/back or system. Many of the out/back runs let you stop by the house for your 10.

 

You won't have any problem paying your bills with tankers. New cdl grads right out of school make real good paychecks the first year.
Check these and submit applications during the first week of cdl school. You don't have to wait until graduation. Some schools in Victoria train drivers for tankers in the oil fields, but i wouldn't do that right now because you can easily be laid off again and the pay is dropping.
McKenzie Tank Lines
Trimac Transportation
Schneider Bulk
CTL Transportation
SVTN
Superior-Carriers
Tidewater Transit
All these hire new grads right out of school.

 

Try Clean Harbors also. They usually require 12 months experience, but can bend the rules sometimes if you apply in person vs. the online app.

 

Depends on the contracts the company has; I've hauled acid, micro-wave popcorn bag glue, Bisquick flour, wood processing chemicals, you name it.

Some companies do a heart rate test for tanker work because you may have to climb the ladder to the top of the trailer to check dome lids, hook an air hose, etc. You can prepare for the heart rate test by doing stair step exercises; real simple.