God Save Texas is a 2024 American documentary series, directed by Richard Linklater, Alex Stapleton, and Iliana Sosa.
It is inspired by the book God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State by Lawrence Wright.
[6] In June 2014, it was announced God Save Texas was in development at HBO, with Lawrence Wright set to write, based upon his play Sonny’s Last Shot, and Lauren Shuler Donner set to executive produce.
[9] While directing the episode, Linklater went on a process of search and discovery, determining an excessive amount of his high school football teammates ended up incarcerated by the prison industrial complex in Texas.
[11] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".