Czerwinski v. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing

OPINION

CHARLES W. SEYMORE, Justice.

In this age discrimination case, appellant, Barbara Czerwinski, appeals the order of the trial court granting the University’s1 plea to the jurisdiction. Specifically, appellant contends the trial court erred by concluding that the filing requirements prescribed under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“Act”) are jurisdictional. Finding no merit in appellant’s contention, we affirm.

*121Background

After Czerwinski earned a Ph.D. in nursing, she became a professor at the University. Her employment began on September 1, 1996 and ended September 1, 1999.…