Texas could use the windfall!

If Congress does nothing, the federal estate tax law reverts to pre-2001 parameters, including an obscure provision known as the state death tax credit that allows states to share in estate tax revenue the Treasury collects. As a result, 30 states would resume collecting estate taxes, boosting their revenue by about $3 billion in 2013

States Face $3 Billion Estate Tax Windfall If We Fall Off Fiscal Cliff – Forbes