SAN ANTONIO — Land Commissioner George P. Bush was met with cheers — and jeers — Friday at the 2018 convention of the Republican Party of Texas.

Taking the stage at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, just steps from the Alamo, Bush was hissed at and booed. Dozens shouted "Remember the Alamo!" The Bush scion paused at one point in his speech, telling the delegates not to believe what they'd read about him.

"Despite the 'fake news' you may have been reading in the liberal media, we've been busy saving and strengthening the Alamo for generations to come," Bush said.

Land Commissioner @georgepbush is getting boos here at the @TexasGOP convention by critics of his treatment of the Alamo.

He just told the crowd to not believe the reporting on that issue. This was their response. #txlege #rptcon18 #rpt2018 pic.twitter.com/GUYFgZ3Isv — Lauren McGaughy (@lmcgaughy) June 15, 2018

Texans on both sides of the aisle have criticized Bush for his management of the Alamo, the most sacred shrine on Lone Star State soil. After he took office in 2015, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas were removed from overseeing the Alamo and replaced by nonprofits that Bush's General Land Office controls.

Jerry Patterson, a fellow Republican and former land commissioner, unsuccessfully challenged Bush for his post this year and hung his candidacy on these criticisms. Bush argued that they were misplaced, saying his Alamo Master Plan will help better preserve the site.

An internal audit released last month showed gaps in the nonprofits' accounting and management under Bush. The Alamo Trust, one of the nonprofits, still uses state resources to operate the Alamo because it doesn't have its own funding, the audit found.

"This is an unusual situation that has created complexity and a lack of clarity regarding the nature and the use of the funds used for Alamo operations," the audit reads.

Bush said the audit detailed a "cultural shift" in overseeing the Alamo's financial management policies.

"In an effort to modernize operations — improving mechanisms for ensuring both accountability and transparency — the GLO has conducted a deep dive into the Alamo's financial management policies," Bush said in a news release last month. "Many of the recommendations have already been implemented while others are being fulfilled through the implementation of a new Alamo management contract with the Alamo Trust."

In his speech to the Republican convention Friday, Bush touted his conservative bonafides and urged the delegates to fire up their bases to vote in November. He also promised to increase transparency in state government and continue being "the most conservative land commissioner in Texas history."