Texas Governor: Oil Spill Was an 'Act of God' 5.88K Jeff Neumann 05/04/10 04:17AM Filed to: Statements Statements Texas Oil Rick Perry oil spill British Petroleum Secessionist governor of Texas Rick Perry warned that it was too early to blame BP for the oil spill, because they give Texas lots of money and sometimes disasters happen that "are acts of God that cannot be prevented." [DMN]