Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has been hired in a newly created role overseeing the police department, but city leaders are mixed about the decision.
Acevedo led Austin's police department from 2007 to 2016. He left to become Houston’s police chief. Since then, he’s worked in Miami and Colorado, and even spent some time as an on-air analyst for CNN.
Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has been hired in a newly created role overseeing the police department, but city leaders are mixed about the decision.