the City of Sugar Land v. Leon Kaplan

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Leon Kaplan sued his former employer, the City of Sugar Land, complaining of unlawful discrimination under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (the “Act” or “TCHRA”). Kaplan asserted a single claim of age discrimination in his original petition, but after the close of discovery, he amended his pleadings and added a claim of disability discrimination. The City filed a plea to the jurisdiction, arguing that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over the disability claim because Kap-lan had not timely pursued his administra- five remedies. The trial court…