PegVA@aol.com wrote: Actually, no. It's pronounced "Tay-has" peg (hubby says I'm a "walking wealth of totally useless information") Luke in Oz has "Tay-hahs" - Indian for friends . Was called the land of the friendly ones by Early Spanish missionaries who then called the general area [Tx] the land of the Tejas . Guess that they didn't get attacked to often . ? I know what its like all that info and only so many big money quiz shows .