DeSoto Police Chief Joseph Costa speaks at a press conference in August 2019.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor) DeSoto police Chief Joseph Costa, who has helmed the Dallas suburb’s Police ...

DESOTO, Texas - DeSoto's police chief could soon be on the move to Austin. Joseph Costa is a candidate for the currently unoccupied chief role in Texas capital. Costa came to DeSoto in 2012.

Retired police chief Jeffrey Cardoza ... In a letter dated July 9, Costa and his attorney, Rhode Island-based Joseph Daigle, had offered to avoid a lawsuit if the city agreed to a $150,000 ...