God Save Texas

S01E02: God Save Texas: The Price of Oil

As the world’s energy capital, Houston is a city that manufactures both its prominence and demise. Alex Stapleton explores the industry’s impact on her family, who arrived as enslaved people in the 1830s, built thriving communities, and now must cope with the human costs of Texas’ biggest money-maker.

Overview

Returning to their hometowns, Texas filmmakers Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa chronicle the complex history of each city, while examining the toll that the prison system, oil business, and border laws have on those communities.

Episodes

God Save Texas: Hometown Prison

S01E01 God Save Texas: Hometown Prison

February 27, 2024 87 min
Richard Linklater chronicles daily life in Huntsville, TX, a town built on the business of incarceration.
God Save Texas: The Price of Oil

S01E02 God Save Texas: The Price of Oil

February 28, 2024 60 min
As the world’s energy capital, Houston is a city that manufactures both its prominence and demise. Alex Stapleton explores the industry’s impact on her family, who arrived as enslaved people in the 1830s, built thriving...
God Save Texas: La Frontera

S01E03 God Save Texas: La Frontera

February 28, 2024 54 min
Mexican American filmmaker Iliana Sosa explores the fluidity of life on El Paso’s border.

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