CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Monday Odem's Police Chief Gerardo Ochoa retired.
Ochoa was the only person on the Odem police force, launched in 2019.
The city council will meet Tuesday evening to discuss whether to replace Ochoa or to disband the police department entirely.
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