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With the oil spill 550 miles from Texas' most southeasterly coastal point, Sabine Pass, Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said the state's in little danger of dramatic threats from the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.

"We think that if some of this oil does come to Texas beaches, it will be very hard tar balls, not the sticky, hazardous kind. The kind you can pick up," Patterson said.

But containing the 5,000 barrels a day now pouring out of a blown-out well is tough to tackle quickly, and Texans heading to the coast this Memorial Day could be greeted with murky water.

"There are reports that if the blowout preventer at ocean floor can't be activated, this could go for two or three months. And that would make this probably the largest spill in, U.S. history anyway," Texas General Land Office Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program Deputy Commissioner Greg Pollock said.

Texas has five locations along the coast prepositioned with equipment to respond to oil spills in Texas.

One unique piece of equipment designed to prevent the spread of oil fires on water was shipped off to our Gulf Coast neighbors.

"There's not a lot of fireboom in the world. It is a very specialized piece of equipment, and we just happened to have some and wanted to do our friends a favor," Pollock said.

The state's also ready to help should wildlife become threatened.

"We're standing by. We have wildlife rehabilitation trailers provided if needed, if it does reach shore. So we're ready to help," Patterson said.

So far no resources have been deployed along the Texas Coast.

Gov. Rick Perry's office said the state is monitoring the oil spill and Texas is ready to send help to other states if needed.