God Save Texas

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2024-02-27

Last Air Date: 2024-02-28

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: HBO

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Top Cast

Alex Stapleton as Self
Iliana Sosa as Self
Richard Linklater as Self
Lawrence Wright as Self

Seasons

Miniseries (2024)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: God Save Texas: Hometown Prison (2024-02-27)

Richard Linklater chronicles daily life in Huntsville, TX, a town built on the business of incarceration.
Ep. 2: God Save Texas: The Price of Oil (2024-02-28)

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.
Ep. 3: God Save Texas: La Frontera (2024-02-28)

Mexican American filmmaker Iliana Sosa explores the fluidity of life on El Paso’s border.