AUSTIN — The remains of Jason Landry, a Texas State University student who disappeared nearly six years ago, have been identified after being found in Caldwell County near the site where his abandoned vehicle was discovered in 2020. The Texas Office of the Attorney General confirmed Wednesday that the skeletal remains belong to Landry, who was 21 when he vanished while traveling from San Marcos to his family’s home in Missouri City for Christmas break. The remains were discovered last week in the 1400 block of Biggs Road, roughly five miles from the location on Salt Flat Road where Landry’s Nissan Altima was found crashed and abandoned shortly after midnight on Dec. 14, 2020. The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to the discovery and began investigating. Officials said investigators have found no indication of foul play. Landry left his San Marcos apartment at about 10:55 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2020. Cellphone data later released by the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office traced his route south through Martindale, Fentress, Prairie Lea and Stairtown before showing him in Luling shortly after 11:24 p.m. His digital trail ended near the intersection of East Austin Street and U.S. Highway 183. Investigators believe he continued toward Spruce Street, which becomes Salt Flat Road. His car was found in the 2300 block with its lights on and keys in the ignition. Personal belongings were scattered around the crash scene, including clothing, a phone, wallet, backpack, laptop and gaming equipment. Investigators concluded the crash most likely involved only Landry’s vehicle and may have resulted from an overcorrection on a gravel road. Testing found no blood inside the car, and officials said they found no evidence that Landry was traveling to meet someone in the Luling area. The search that followed covered tens of thousands of acres. Teams from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Caldwell County, Texas Search and Rescue, Texas EquuSearch and other agencies used ground teams, dogs, horses, aircraft, drones and water-search equipment. In October 2021, investigators used drone imagery and computer analysis to identify 86 points of interest where unusual color patterns could have indicated bone fragments. The areas were examined as part of an investigation that also drew scrutiny from independent searchers and members of Landry’s family. The Texas Attorney General’s Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit joined the investigation in February 2022 at the request of Caldwell County authorities. Its review included witness interviews, digital-forensics work, accident reconstruction and a geofence warrant covering the area around the crash. Officials said that warrant produced no activity near the crash site and no additional information. The attorney general’s office also said reviews of Landry’s phone and social-media records found no indication that he planned to meet anyone in Luling. A later review concluded that credible leads and investigative steps had been pursued as far as possible at that time. Other discoveries during the search did not resolve the case. Human bones found in Luling in February 2023 were determined not to be connected to Landry. Landry’s family offered a $10,000 reward for information in 2021 and later doubled it to $20,000. Supporters also raised money for a billboard along U.S. Highway 183 north of Luling seeking tips. The identification brings an answer to a case that had remained unresolved since Landry’s disappearance, though officials have not publicly detailed how he died or exactly how long his remains had been at the Biggs Road location. His family had not issued a public statement as of Wednesday.