Texas Progressive Alliance November 19, 2012

The Texas Progressive Alliance  wishes everyone a happy and peaceful Thanksgiving as it brings you this week’s roundup.

Off the Kuff took a look at how Latinos voted in Texas and how ted Cruz did in and in Harris County.

BossKitty at TruthHugger learned a new word. NATECH describes how toxic materials mix together after disasters. Hurricane Sandy The NATECH Disaster.

Rick Perry and the Texas wing nuts are back at it again. WCNews at Eye on Williamson shows us that no matter the economic situation their game plan is the same – cut government lower taxes on the wealthy, and the rest of us be damned – Perry and the wing nuts getting back to work.

Rick Perry and David Dewhurst are driving right past those red “Wrong Way” signs straight toward another legislative ‘emergency’ in search of a problem. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs observes that if peeing in a cup is suddenly such a high priority, perhaps the governor and lieutenant governor would like to go first.

Neil at Texas Liberal wrote about when it is best to thaw your Thanksgiving turkey in a post that also included a link to recipes for an all-veggie Thanksgiving.

Texas History for the Week of  November 18 – 24

On November 18, 2012 -  F1 brings powerful cars, people and parties to Austin

Circuit of the Americas timeline  –   interactive timeline to learn about key events in the development of Circuit of the Americas in Austin.

As F1 reaches a crescendo, a traffic test remains  -  More than 100,000 spectators are expected to attend the 1 p.m. race on Sunday, and most will be leaving after the finish, possibly creating long lines on the roads surrounding the circuit.

Hamilton wins inaugural Austin Grand Prix

The Road to Elroy For F1 Wheeler Dealers