The states collect federal taxes and send them to the feds. Texas should continue to collect the federal taxes, but not send it to the feds, but instead use it to do what the feds are refusing to do - shut off the flow of illegals into the state. Yeah, the feds can sue. We can tell them to go pound sand!
Gasoline taxes maybe. But Texas has no income tax, and the feds collect that themselves. It is their biggest source of revune, but borrowing is a close second.
I know of no taxes, again save possible on gasoline, that Texas collects for the Feds. Perhaps you have more specific information.
The people of the states send plenty to Washington, but these days the states are often on the receiving of federal money, after DC has taken it's cut of course.
And that is the problem. He who pays the piper calls the tune. It was never supposed to be the federal government. Originally taxes were to be collected on a per capita basis based on the census, each state would pay the same amount per person. The biggest blows to Federalism were the 16th and 17th amendments. The first allowed direct taxation of incomes, the second provided for direct election of Senators, the combined effect was a massive shift of power from the states to the federal government, leading directly to where we find ourselves today.