A longtime Houston-area federal law enforcement official is leaving to become Dallas' new chief of police. Daniel Comeaux, who headed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's Houston office since 2021, will take over as chief of the Dallas Police Department on April 23,

Dallas’ next police chief is Daniel Comeaux, a federal law enforcement leader from Houston who has specialized in drug enforcement for three decades. City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert announced Friday that Comeaux beat four other finalists,

Daniel Comeaux will lead the Dallas Police Department. The decision was made by Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert after a months-long national search.