Fort Worth has a new police chief.

Eddie Garcia , the former Dallas police chief, has been named the new chief of the Fort Worth Police Department, City Manager Jay Chapa announced Thursday afternoon.

Garcia, who led the Dallas Police Department from 2020 to 2024 , left law enforcement last year, saying he was retiring for good . He later accepted a role as assistant city manager in Austin under former Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax, who had originally hired Garcia in Dallas.

Now, Garcia is returning to policing in Fort Worth. He, Chapa, and Mayor Mattie Parker are scheduled to hold a news conference Friday morning at Fort Worth City Hall.

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