We imagine former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia is shining his shoes somewhere in the Austin area in preparation for his upcoming first day leading the Fort Worth Police Department. According to an official offer letter, the newly announced chief of Cowtown will start his new job on Sept. 22 , and he’ll do it at a pay cut.

We hope the offer letter also included a $344 allowance for months' worth of Premier protein shakes , which the city of Austin was footing on Garcia’s behalf.

The city of Fort Worth is offering the new top brass $147.12 per hour, or $306,000 a year, with a $10,000 relocation allowance. It’s about $20,000 less than what he was making as an assistant city manager in Austin, which was only $1,000 more than what the city of Dallas paid him to lead the police depar

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