Dallas police Chief Eddie García is retiring from the top law enforcement role in that city and will soon land at Austin City Hall as an assistant city manager overseeing public safety, the city of Austin confirmed to the American-Statesman.

Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced that former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia will begin overseeing Austin's public safety departments later this fall. (Courtesy Dallas Police Department) The former head of the Dallas Police Department will begin managing Austin's public safety and emergency management departments as an assistant city manager later this fall.