San Antonio Express-News:
A West Texas chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas is accusing DRT President General Patti Atkins and the group’s board of entering “an illegally signed contract” to promote the Alamo.
But in a statement to the San Antonio Express-News, the DRT “categorically denies the accusations as groundless.”
The flare-up, centering on a one-year, $900,000 contract with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, signals a rift in the lineage group, which has cared for the Alamo since 1905.
Chapter members worry the agreement may pose a financial risk to the DRT or leave the group beholden to contract underwriters who have not been identified.
In a Nov. 30 letter, members of the Presidents of Texas Chapter in Odessa said they will hold the 26 women on the DRT’s Board of Management “personally responsible” if Gov. Rick Perry and the Legislature remove the Daughters as Alamo caretakers next year.
“We have grave concerns about the future of our beloved DRT organization,” said the letter, which accuses the board of failing to comply with bylaws.
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After the DRT in the past year expelled three San Antonio members who voiced public criticism concerning the Alamo, the Odessa chapter’s letter and the DRT’s media statement reveal more internal strife.
A copy of the letter was given to the Express-News by a DRT member outside the chapter. The DRT is accusing Tammie Smith, a DRT board member and president of the Odessa chapter, of funneling it through an “intentional leak” that would itself constitute a violation of bylaws if it occurred in an effort to “hurt, damage and effect negatively” the DRT.
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This follows a
NY Times story of strife centered around the building of a museum near the Alamo. These ladies need to get together and explain their positions and if that does not end the disagreement they need to see a mediator. I admit to being a big fan of the Alamo all my life so I hope they can work it out.
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