AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The Texas General Land Office has released an internal audit criticizing the Alamo’s accounting practices.
The Austin American-Statesman reports that the audit findings are consistent with a September draft report Land Commissioner George P. Bush had called “doctored.”
The internal audit released Thursday questions the use of a nonprofit to manage Alamo operations using public money but without public scrutiny. The document recommends that the office reconsider its structure and funding model for the Alamo.
The newspaper released the draft report’s nearly identical findings in February while Bush was campaigning in the Republican primary for Texas land commissioner. His campaign scrutinized the story.
He won the March 6 primary and faces Democrat Miguel Suazo this fall.
Suazo says the audit shows Bush “lacks the competence to manage our state’s most historic landmark.”