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Tex. Fin. Code § 304.001 (2026)

Interest Rate Required In Judgment

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Sec. 304.001. INTEREST RATE REQUIRED IN JUDGMENT. A money judgment of a court in this state must specify the postjudgment interest rate applicable to that judgment.

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 7.18(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 53 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Keith v. Keith, 221 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. App. 2006).
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Keith v. Keith, 221 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FIN.CODE ANN. § 304.001 (Vernon 2005).”
DeGroot v. DeGroot, 369 S.W.3d 918 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Accordingly, we conclude the trial court did not err by failing to award Katherine prejudgment interest.”
Fortitude Energy, LLC v. Sooner Pipe LLC, 564 S.W.3d 167 (Tex. App. 2018). “See TEX. FIN. CODE ANN. § 304.001; DeGroot, 369 S.”
Adams v. H & H Meat Prods., Inc., 41 S.W.3d 762 (Tex. App. 2001). “Laws 3434 (amended 1999) (current version at Tex.Fin.Code Ann. § 304.001 (Vernon Supp.”
Phillips v. Bramlett, 407 S.W.3d 229 (Tex. 2013). “The Legislature has instructed that any “money judgment of a court in this state must specify the postjudgment interest rate applicable to that judgment,” Tex. Fin.Code § 304.001, and that, with one exception, the postjudgment interest accrues beginning on the date the judgment…”
Royal MacCabees Life Ins. Co. v. James, 146 S.W.3d 340 (Tex. App. 2004). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.001 (Vernon Supp.”
Hot-Hed, Inc. v. Safehouse Habitats (Scotland), Ltd., 333 S.W.3d 719 (Tex. App. 2011). “We have already determined, however, that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in awarding attorney’s fees. The Texas Finance Code provides that “[a] money judgment of a court in this state must specify the postjudgment interest rate applicable to that judgment.”
West v. Hsu (In Re Advanced Modular Power Sys., Inc.), 413 B.R. 643 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2009). “May 15, 2007) (citing Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.001). *686 As already noted, the rate for both prejudgment and post-judgment interest under Texas law is the prime rate as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.”
GTE Sw., Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n, 102 S.W.3d 282 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The district court affirmed the Commission’s order and awarded WorldCom interest from the date of its judgment, see Tex. Fin.Code Ann. §§ 304.001, .003-.006 (West Supp.”
Amber Raquel Emerson v. Thomas Chad Emerson, 559 S.W.3d 727 (Tex. App. 2018). “3 In her appellant’s brief, Amber lists the following issues presented: (1) Does the final divorce decree award Amber a money judgment in the amount of $31,055 accruing postjudgment interest as mandated by Texas Finance Code section 304.001, even though the post judgment…”
Int'l Bank of Com.-Brownsville v. Int'l Energy Dev. Corp., 981 S.W.2d 38 (Tex. App. 1998). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.001 et seq. (Vernon Pamph.”
Floyd v. Option One Mortg. Corp. (In Re Supplement Spot, LLC), 409 B.R. 187 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2009). “May 15, 2007) (citing Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.001). As discussed earlier, the rate for both pre-judgment and post-judgment interest under Texas law is the prime rate as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.”
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