Plaintiff-Appellant David Thorne, proceeding pro se, appeals the dismissal of his claims against Defendants Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (“METRO”) and Thomas Lambert. For the reasons herein, we AFFIRM.

Thorne filed the present lawsuit in response to METRO’S termination of his employment as a Bus Operator on March 29, 2013. In his original petition, Thorne alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 resulting in discrimination, retaliation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and wrongful termination. Thorne also alleged violations of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution as well as corresponding Texas constitutional provisions.

The district court dismissed Thorne’s lawsuit for “want of prosecution.” Thorne appealed the district court’s dismissal. On appeal, Thorne fails to provide any legal argument as to why the district court’s dismissal was erroneous. Thorne provides no legal authority other than a citation to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55, which governs a court’s entry of a default judgment. 1 “Although we liberally construe the briefs of pro se appellants, we also require that arguments must be briefed to be preserved.” Price v. Digital Equip. Corp., 846 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir. 1988) (citations omitted). Accordingly, Thorne has inadequately briefed his claim and, therefore, has effectively abandoned it. See United States v. Knezek, 212 Fed.Appx. 321 (5th Cir. 2007).

AFFIRMED.