AUSTIN, Texas -- A former Texas Land Commissioner says he wants his old job back.

Friday, the race to head up the General Land Office took a new twist as Jerry Patterson announced he'll be filing to run for the position next week. 

It comes as frustrations mount over what some say is a lack of transparency from current Texas Land Commissioner George P Bush. 

This week, lawmakers asked Bush about why multiple organizations are involved in the Alamo's redesign project. 

"Protecting liability is an important function of the structure," told a committee Tuesday.  

Concerns about the General Land Offices' transparency is prompting one former land commissioner to run for his old position. 

"Who the hell's in charge here? It ought to be the commissioner. Not board members of a non-profit," Patterson said. 

Patterson says he's been searching for a candidate to run against Commissioner Bush for the past four months. 

"And at the end of the day I guess it's me." 

Patterson says along with concerns about renovations at the Alamo, he's also running because he believes hurricane recovery efforts are being mismanaged. 

"It's scramble, catch up. Who knows what to do?" Patterson asked. 

George P. Bush's campaign didn't return requests for comment on the criticism from his challengers.

Meanwhile, Democrat Miguel Suazo also officially entered the race.

"My credentials qualify me to do the job and excecute the job, something that I think George P Bush is failing to do," Suazo said.  

Suazo is an Austin-based energy attorney, also saying hurricane preparedness and a transparent Alamo renovation process are his top priorities. 

"I think that it's really important that we know exactly who's making what decisions for something this important to something this big to the state of Texas," Suazo said.