Guevara v. H.E. Butt Grocery Co.

Opinion by:

SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

Homero Guevara argues the summary judgment in his employment discrimination suit must be reversed because the 180-day time limit for filing a complaint under the Texas Human Rights Act should be tolled under the doctrine of equitable tolling and was, in any event, waived by the Commission’s “right to sue” letter. Guevara’s arguments, while not without merit, are better addressed to the Supreme Court of Texas, which has unequivocally and recently held that the time limit is “mandatory and jurisdictional.” In line with this holding, we affirm the trial…