Award-winning anthology series spotlights Texas stories across science, culture, history, and community — airing October 2026 through May 2027
AUSTIN, TX — Texas PBS today announced the lineup for Season 3 of Made in Texas, its acclaimed documentary series showcasing original, Texas-produced films from stations and independent filmmakers across the state. The new season features eight films spanning topics from artificial intelligence and water policy to civil rights history, community resilience, and public art — each reflecting the diversity of stories emerging from Texas communities.
Since its launch, Made in Texas has served as a statewide platform for local filmmakers and producing stations to reach audiences across the Texas PBS stations, elevating regional stories to a broader audience.
Made in Texas continues to prove that some of the most compelling storytelling in public media starts right here,” said Kierstan Schwab, Executive Director of Texas PBS. “This season’s films showcase the incredible range of voices and perspectives across our state — from West Texas food security to Houston’s architectural history to artists who have shaped Amarillo’s identity.”
Season 3 Lineup:
| Episode | Month | Film | Broadcast Date | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | October 2026 | Tex Machina: AI, Energy and Water in Texas | Week of Oct 5 | Austin PBS |
| 302 | November 2026 | The Melody Maids Movie | Week of Nov 9 | KERA |
| 303 | December 2026 | Hunger Has No Face: A West Texas Food Bank Documentary | 12/01/2026 | Basin PBS |
| 304 | January 2027 | Unmodified | 01/01/2027 | Panhandle PBS |
| 305 | February 2027 | Segregation on Trial: Integrating Georgetown Schools | 02/15/2027 | Independent |
| 306 | April 2027 | Foreverland: The Story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt | 04/12/2027 | Independent |
| 307 | May 2027 | The Julia Ideson Building: Celebrating 100 Years | 03/22/2027 | Independent |
| 308 | June 2027 | Cadillac Ranch: 10 Cadillacs, 10 Movements, 1 Stunning Performance | 05/30/2027 | Panhandle PBS |
Made in Texas Season 3 will air across the Texas PBS stations — KERA, KLRU, KLRN, KUHT, KCOS, KTTZ, KACV, KEDT, KAMU, and KPBT — with additional streaming availability via station apps, the PBS app and the PBS.org web site.
Season 3 Lineup:
301: Tex Machina: AI, Energy and Water in Texas
Broadcast Debut: October 2026 | Presenting Station: Austin PBS | 60 minutes
Artificial intelligence is reshaping Texas faster than most residents realize, and Tex Machina is here to explain how. Following renowned energy expert Dr. Michael E. Webber through a visually driven, fast-paced lecture brought to life with cinematic graphics and stunning 4K footage, the documentary examines how AI is transforming the state’s power grid, water systems, economy, and communities. Directed by Emmy winning filmmaker Mat Hames, the film asks whether Texas can meet this extraordinary new demand while protecting its grid, its water and its communities. The film visits massive data centers, oil fields, research labs, wind farms, and small towns across Texas, offering a grounded and balanced look at both the opportunities and risks AI presents.
302: The Melody Maids Movie
Broadcast Debut: November 2026 | Presenting Station: KERA | 30 minutes
Long before USO tours were a household name, a music teacher in Beaumont, Texas was quietly building something extraordinary. From 1942 to 1972, over 1,500 young women known as the Melody Maids traveled to military bases and hospitals around the world under the direction of Eloise Milam, whose guiding principles were Morals, Manners, and Music. This documentary captures their story through the firsthand accounts of surviving Melody Maids, paired with memoir photos, diary entries, and news clippings from the era.
303: Hunger Has No Face: A West Texas Food Bank Documentary
Broadcast Debut: December 2026 | Presenting Station: Basin PBS | 60 minutes
Food insecurity touches every corner of Texas, and Hunger Has No Face takes viewers inside the organizations working to address it. The film traces the history of hunger relief efforts, examines how those on the front lines serve their communities today, and looks ahead at where this work is going — a story about the people behind the effort and the communities they serve.
304: Unmodified
Broadcast Debut: January 2027 | Presenting Station: Panhandle PBS | 60 minutes
In the Texas Panhandle, a community of tabletop gamers is doing something that deserves a wider audience — using the imagination-driven worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Warhammer, and other roleplaying games as a vehicle for creativity, collaboration, and connection. Unmodified is, at its core, a story about storytellers, celebrating what happens when a community embraces its creative spirit.
305: Segregation on Trial: Integrating Georgetown Schools
Broadcast Debut: February 2027 | Presenting Station: Austin PBS | 45 minutes
Before the national headlines, before the sweeping legislation, there were local communities, and local courage. This documentary tells the story of African American residents in Georgetown, Texas, who joined the citizen group Committee for Better Schools in the 1950s and 1960s to file lawsuits challenging segregation in Georgetown public schools. Produced by the City of Georgetown, the film includes interviews with and footage of those who lived through the desegregation effort.
306: Foreverland: The Story of the Barton Creek Greenbelt
Broadcast Debut: April 2027 | Presenting Station: Austin PBS | 60 minutes
Austin’s Barton Creek Greenbelt is one of the city’s most beloved natural spaces, but the story of how it came to exist is one most Austinites have never heard. Foreverland chronicles the remarkable early 1990s effort by a small group of citizens — Beverly Griffith, Butch Smith, Ted Siff, and George Cofer — to secure the Barton Creek Wilderness Park, a hard-won stretch of land that became the foundation for decades of continued conservation work across the city.
307: The Julia Ideson Building: Celebrating 100 Years
Broadcast Debut: May 2027 | Presenting Station: Houston Public Media | 30 minutes
In 1903, Julia Ideson graduated from The University of Texas and took charge of a modest Houston library. What followed was a decades-long effort that transformed that small institution into the largest library in the South and produced one of the most celebrated examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture in the region — a building still considered an architectural masterpiece a century later. This film tells the story of a remarkable woman whose ambition, vision, and dedication shaped Houston’s civic and cultural identity.
308: Cadillac Ranch: 10 Cadillacs, 10 Movements, 1 Stunning Performance
Broadcast Debut: June 2027 | Presenting Station: Panhandle PBS | 60 minutes
One of Texas’s most iconic roadside landmarks gets its own symphony — and now its own documentary. To celebrate the Amarillo Symphony’s 100th anniversary, Grammy-winning composer Michael Daugherty was commissioned to create an original piece inspired by the legendary Cadillac Ranch installation on Interstate 40. The film breaks down that performance and explores the musical and pop-culture influences that shaped Daugherty’s work.
“Made in Texas has always been about more than films—it’s about giving Texans the chance to see their own communities, histories, and neighbors reflected on screen,” said Kierstan Schwab, Executive Director of Texas PBS. “This season, we selected eight stories from across the state, from the Panhandle to the Gulf Coast, from Beaumont to Austin, because we believe every corner of Texas has a story worth telling. Public media has a unique responsibility to amplify the voices and places that don’t always find a platform, and Made in Texas Season 3 is our commitment to doing exactly that.”
For more information about Made in Texas, including broadcast schedules by station, visit www.texaspbs.org or contact your local member station.
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Media Contact:
Kierstan Schwab
Texas PBS
kschwab@texaspbs.org | 512.413.4421
