# Texas college student remains found after 6 years

> Texas state officials confirm remains of missing college student found nearly six years after disappearance.
- Title: Texas college student remains found after 6 years | Shortify
- Summary: Texas state officials confirm remains of missing college student found nearly six years after disappearance. Texas authorities identified Jason Landry's…
- Keywords: jason landry, texas state university, caldwell county, attorney general ken paxton, untchi, dna analysis, missing man, news, local, Texas, college, student
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/story/jason-landry-update-today-remains-missing-texas-state-university-student-found-6-years-disappearance-ag-says/19862225
- Published: 2026-09-23T19:40:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jason landry, texas state university, caldwell county, attorney general ken paxton, untchi, dna analysis, missing man, news, local
## Remains discovered
Texas state leaders announced the discovery of Jason Landry's remains nearly six years after his disappearance.
## DNA confirmation
Attorney General Ken Paxton's office credited DNA testing at the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification with confirming the remains as Jason Landry's.
## Discovery timeline
A local resident found the remains on September 8, 2026, after Jason Landry went missing while driving home from Texas State University on December 13, 2020.
## Crash details
Landry's vehicle was found abandoned in Caldwell County, with his clothing scattered near the crash site and a single blood stain on his clothes.
## Cause of death
Authorities found no indication of foul play or additional details about the cause of death in the remains.
## Key takeaway

Texas authorities identified Jason Landry's remains through DNA analysis after a local resident found them in Caldwell County.