Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and Interim City Manager Kimberly Tolbert said they are going to focus on finding a new police chief to achieve the goal of making Dallas a safer city.

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.

The city of Austin has hired Dallas Police Department police chief Eddie Garcia as an assistant city manager overseeing public safety, according to an internal memo sent to the mayor and council members that KXAN obtained.