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Tex. Fin. Code § 304.002 (2026)

Judgment Interest Rate: Interest Rate Or Time Price Differential In Contract

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Sec. 304.002. JUDGMENT INTEREST RATE: INTEREST RATE OR TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL IN CONTRACT. A money judgment of a court of this state on a contract that provides for interest or time price differential earns postjudgment interest at a rate equal to the lesser of:

(1) the rate specified in the contract, which may be a variable rate; or

(2) 18 percent a year.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 60 cases (18 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Adams v. H & H Meat Prods., Inc., 41 S.W.3d 762 (Tex. App. 2001).
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Adams v. H & H Meat Prods., Inc., 41 S.W.3d 762 (Tex. App. 2001). “Laws 3434-85 (amended 1999) (current version at Tex.Fin.Code Ann. § 304.002 (Vernon Supp.”
AU Pharm., Inc. v. Boston, 986 S.W.2d 331 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “POSTJUDGMENT INTEREST Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.002 (Vernon 1998), 3 effective September 1, 1997, reads: A judgment of a court of this state on a contract that provides for a specific interest rate earns interest at a rate equal to the lesser of: (1) the rate specified in the…”
Charles G. Hooks, III v. Samson Lone Star, Ltd. P'ship, N/K/A Samson Lone Star Llc, 457 S.W.3d 52 (Tex. 2015). “Tex. Fin. Code § 304.002. But, if the contract does not specify the interest rate, then the rate is determined under section 304.”
Garden Ridge, L.P. v. Clear Lake Ctr., L.P., 504 S.W.3d 428 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Fin. Code Ann. § 304.002 (requiring a money judgment on a contract to earn postjudgment interest at a rate equal to the lesser of the rate specified in the contract or eighteen percent if the contract provides for interest); id.”
Dal-Chrome Co. v. Brenntag Sw., Inc., 183 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Fin.Code ANN. § 304.002. 3 However, section 304.”
Citizens Nat'l Bank of Texas v. NXS Constr., Inc., 387 S.W.3d 74 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Fin. Code Ann. § 304.002 (West 2006).”
Clear Lake City Water Auth. v. Friendswood Dev. Co., 344 S.W.3d 514 (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.002 (West 2006).”
Meridien Hotels, Inc. v. LHO Fin. P'ship I, L.P., 255 S.W.3d 807 (Tex. App. 2008). “Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.002 (Vernon 2006).”
Guerra v. L&F Distributors, LLC, 521 S.W.3d 878 (Tex. App. 2017). “denied); see Tex. Fin. Code Ann. §§ 304.002 -.005 (West 2016).”
Robertson Cnty. v. Wymola, 17 S.W.3d 334 (Tex. App. 2000). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. §§ 304.002, .003 (West Supp.”
Apache Corp. v. Dynegy Midstream Servs., 214 S.W.3d 554 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.104. Apache is further entitled to a statutory award of post-judgment interest.”
Long v. Castle Texas Prod. Ltd. P'ship, 330 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005 (Vernon 2006); Tex.”
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Long v. Castle Texas Prod. Ltd. P'ship, 330 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2011). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005 (Vernon 2006); Tex.”
Larry T. Long, L. Allan Long, & B. Virginia Long, in Their Capacities as Trs. of the Lawrence Allan Long Trust, the Charles Edward Long Trust, the Larry Thomas Long Trust & the John Stephen Long Trust D/B/A the Long Trusts v. Castle Texas Prod. Ltd. P'ship (Tex. App. 2010).
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