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Tex. Fin. Code § 304.005 (2026)

Accrual Of Judgment Interest

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Sec. 304.005. ACCRUAL OF JUDGMENT INTEREST. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), postjudgment interest on a money judgment of a court in this state accrues during the period beginning on the date the judgment is rendered and ending on the date the judgment is satisfied.

(b) If a case is appealed and a motion for extension of time to file a brief is granted for a party who was a claimant at trial, interest does not accrue for the period of extension.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 47 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Miga v. Jensen, 96 S.W.3d 207 (Tex. 2002).
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Miga v. Jensen, 96 S.W.3d 207 (Tex. 2002). · cites it 2× “, Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(a). [20] See id. § 304.”
Long v. Castle Texas Prod. Ltd. P'ship, 426 S.W.3d 73 (Tex. 2014). · cites it 4× “” Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(a). The Finance Code defines a money judgment as “a judgment for money” which “includes legal interest or contract interest, if any, that is payable to a judgment creditor under a judgment.”
Wayne Ventling v. Patricia M. Johnson, 466 S.W.3d 143 (Tex. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Fin. Code § 304.005(a). We have consistently held that section 304.”
Waste Mgmt. of Texas, Inc. v. Texas Disposal Sys. Landfill, Inc., 434 S.W.3d 142 (Tex. 2014). “Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(b) (Post-judgment interest does not accrue "[i]f a case is appealed and a motion for extension of time to file a brief is granted for a party who was a claimant at trial.”
Bramlett v. Phillips, 359 S.W.3d 304 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005(a) (West 2006).”
Phillips v. Bramlett, 407 S.W.3d 229 (Tex. 2013). “See Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(b) (excluding period of claimant’s extensions of time to file brief from postjudgment interest calculation).”
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum Int'l, Inc., & Anglo-Dutch (Tenge), LLC v. Greenberg Peden, P.C., & Gerald J. Swonke, 522 S.W.3d 471 (Tex. App. 2016). “3d at 212 ; see also Tex. Fin. Code Ann. § 304.005 (West 2006).”
Long v. Castle Texas Prod. Ltd. P'ship, 330 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005 (Vernon 2006); Tex.”
Dal-Chrome Co. v. Brenntag Sw., Inc., 183 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005(a) ("Except as provided in Subsection (b), postjudgment interest on a money judgment of a court of this state accrues during the period beginning on the date the judg *147 ment is rendered and ending on the date the judgment is satisfied.”
Off. of the Attorney Gen. of Texas v. Lee, 92 S.W.3d 526 (Tex. 2002). “See Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005 ("[P]ostjudgment interest on a money judgment of a court of this state accrues during the period beginning on the date the judgment is rendered and ending on the date the judgment is satisfied.”
Arete Partners, L.P. v. Gunnerman, 643 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2011). “These decisions are consistent with the statutory scheme governing postjudgment interest, under which postjudgment interest accrues at the statutory rate until the judgment is paid, see Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005(a), and the party seeking to suspend enforcement of the judgment…”
Bartosh v. Gulf Health Care Ctr.-Galveston, 178 S.W.3d 434 (Tex. App. 2005). “Cross-Point In its sole cross-point, Gulf Health asserts that because it has already tendered payment of the damages to Bartosh, this court should not award her any additional post-judgment interest after the date of tender, citing Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005 (Vernon Supp.”
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— Tex. Fin. Code § 304.005(a) — 21 cases
Miga v. Jensen, 96 S.W.3d 207 (Tex. 2002). “, Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(a). [20] See id. § 304.”
Long v. Castle Texas Prod. Ltd. P'ship, 426 S.W.3d 73 (Tex. 2014). “” Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(a). The Finance Code defines a money judgment as “a judgment for money” which “includes legal interest or contract interest, if any, that is payable to a judgment creditor under a judgment.”
Wayne Ventling v. Patricia M. Johnson, 466 S.W.3d 143 (Tex. 2015). “” Tex. Fin. Code § 304.005(a). We have consistently held that section 304.”
Bramlett v. Phillips, 359 S.W.3d 304 (Tex. App. 2012). “" Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005(a) (West 2006).”
Dal-Chrome Co. v. Brenntag Sw., Inc., 183 S.W.3d 133 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.005(a) ("Except as provided in Subsection (b), postjudgment interest on a money judgment of a court of this state accrues during the period beginning on the date the judg *147 ment is rendered and ending on the date the judgment is satisfied.”
— Tex. Fin. Code § 304.005(b) — 3 cases
Waste Mgmt. of Texas, Inc. v. Texas Disposal Sys. Landfill, Inc., 434 S.W.3d 142 (Tex. 2014). “Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(b) (Post-judgment interest does not accrue "[i]f a case is appealed and a motion for extension of time to file a brief is granted for a party who was a claimant at trial.”
Phillips v. Bramlett, 407 S.W.3d 229 (Tex. 2013). “See Tex. Fin.Code § 304.005(b) (excluding period of claimant’s extensions of time to file brief from postjudgment interest calculation).”
Waste Mgmt. of Texas, Inc.// Texas Disposal Sys. Landfill, Inc. v. Texas Disposal Sys. Landfill, Inc.// Cross-Appellee, Waste Mgmt. of Texas, Inc. (Tex. App. 2014).
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