Chief Eddie García is retiring from the Dallas Police Department after more than 3.5 years at the helm, where he built a national reputation for

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.

Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia will retire from the department, a city council member confirmed to KERA. Garcia will become an assistant city manager in Austin.

After more than three and a half years with the city, Dallas police Chief Eddie García is retiring. Here's what to know about the chief and his departure.

Garcia will leave the Dallas Police Department for a role in Austin, following former-City Manager T.C. Broadnax.

DALLAS — Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has told city officials that he plans to retire from law enforcement and appears to be in line to take a new position with the city of Austin, multiple sources told WFAA. The move means Garcia would be joining T.C. Broadnax, Dallas' former city manager who took the same role in Austin earlier this year.

Chief Eddie Garcia is retiring from the Dallas Police Department, according to multiple reports. The news comes just months after the city agreed to make him one of the state’s highest-paid police chiefs.

Garcia told city officials on Thursday that he is planning on retiring from law enforcement and taking an assistant city manager role overseeing public safety in Austin.