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.
Episodes
Season 11
God Save Texas: Hometown PrisonRichard Linklater chronicles daily life in Huntsville, TX, a town built on the business of incarceration.87m2
God Save Texas: The Price of OilAs 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.60m3
God Save Texas: La FronteraMexican American filmmaker Iliana Sosa explores the fluidity of life on El Paso’s border.54m
God Save Texas: Hometown PrisonRichard Linklater chronicles daily life in Huntsville, TX, a town built on the business of incarceration.87m2God Save Texas: The Price of OilAs 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.60m3God Save Texas: La FronteraMexican American filmmaker Iliana Sosa explores the fluidity of life on El Paso’s border.54mReviews & discussion
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