2021
S01E02
A window into America's soul.
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.
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Premiere DateFeb 27, 2024
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- Richard Linklater as Self
- Alex Stapleton as Self
- Iliana Sosa as Self
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S01E02 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.
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