The La Marque Police Department is investigating human remains found in a wooded area off Texas 3 this week. 

Initial details surrounding the discovery were posted on Facebook by The La Marque Police Department Thursday evening. 

Here is what is known in the case so far. 

On Wednesday, La Marque police received a call about “suspicious circumstances” in a wooded area off Texas 3. No further detailed location was given in the department’s Facebook post. 

A land surveyor was working on the property and discovered bones and was unsure if they were animal or human. La Marque police were called to investigate. 

It was determined that the remains were human bones. 

La Marque Criminal Investigations Division and the La Marque Crime Scene Unit are investigating, along with assistance from Texas EquuSearch and a cadaver dog. A thorough search of the area was conducted for any additional remains.

The Galveston County District Attorney’s Office also responded. 

“This investigation is in the initial stages and is being worked very thoroughly. Currently, we do not have additional information regarding the identity of the remains or how long they have been at this location,” according to the department post. 

The department is expected to provide more details as they become available. 

Authorities have given no indication that the remains could be linked to other cases. 

However, the Interstate 45 corridor between Houston and Galveston was already in the news this week after a man was indicted in two notorious 1980s “Texas Killing Field” cases. 

The bodies of more than 30 women have been found since the 1970s in an area of land along the corridor that has become known as the “Texas Killing Fields.” 

The area has been chronicled in movies, books and extensive media reporting. 

James Dolphs Elmore Jr., of Baycliff, was charged with manslaughter and felony tampering with evidence in the 1984 killing of 16-year-old Laura Miller this week. He was also charged in the murder of 30-year-old Audrey Cook who was found in 1986. 

Clyde Edwin Hedrick, who has also been linked to the Texas Killing Field murders died March 21. 

John Wayne Ferguson contributed to this report.