Вот потому, что вы говорите то, что не думаете, и думаете то, что не думаете, вот в клетках и сидите. И вообще, весь этот горький катаклизм, который я здесь наблюдаю, и Владимир Николаевич тоже…
Yes, it is spelt Техас in Russian (stress on А). I am not sure, but I guess it is because "Texas" is originally a Spanish name, and it is pronounced that way (with "hard" [х]) in Spanish.
Someone might have to correct me.
Similarly, the word "Mexico" sounds [Мэхико] in Spanish. Quite illogically, in Russian it is spelt Мексика when referred to the country, and Мехико when referred to its capital. The first vowel (Е) is stressed in either name.
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