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Tex. Fin. Code § 304.103 (2026)

Prejudgment Interest Rate For Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Or Property Damage Case

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Sec. 304.103. PREJUDGMENT INTEREST RATE FOR WRONGFUL DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE CASE. The prejudgment interest rate is equal to the postjudgment interest rate applicable at the time of judgment.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 47 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Columbia Med. Ctr. of Las Colinas, Inc. v. Hogue, 271 S.W.3d 238 (Tex. 2008).
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Columbia Med. Ctr. of Las Colinas, Inc. v. Hogue, 271 S.W.3d 238 (Tex. 2008). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to Texas Finance Code section 304.103, prejudgment interest is awarded at the same rate as postjudgment interest.”
SunBridge Healthcare Corp. v. Penny, 160 S.W.3d 230 (Tex. App. 2005). “PRE- AND POSTJUDGMENT INTEREST In their final point of error, Appellants argue that the trial court’s award of pre- and postjudgment interest at the rate of ten percent should be reduced to five percent pursuant to recent amendments to Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.103 (Vernon Supp.”
Wohlfahrt v. Holloway, 172 S.W.3d 630 (Tex. App. 2005). “” Tex Fin.Code Ann. § 304.103. 14 . The First Court specifically ordered the trial court "to hold a hearing to determine the costs of the items designated as 'Unknown' [in the First Court’s mandate] and to then assess costs as set forth in the judgment and mandate of this Court.”
Columbia Rio Grande Reg'l Healthcare, L.P. v. Hawley, 188 S.W.3d 838 (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “TEX. FIN.CODE ANN. § 304.103 (Vernon *867 Supp.”
Phillips v. Bramlett, 407 S.W.3d 229 (Tex. 2013). “See Tex. Fin.Code § 304.103 (“The prejudgment interest rate is equal to the post-judgment interest rate applicable at the time of judgment.”
Cnty. of Galveston v. Triple B Servs., LLP, 498 S.W.3d 176 (Tex. App. 2016). “003 (c)(1) (West 2006); see Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.103 (West 2006) (“The prejudgment interest rate is equal to the postjudgment interest rate applicable at the time of judgment”); see also Tex.”
Pegasus Energy Grp., Inc. v. Cheyenne Petroleum Co., 3 S.W.3d 112 (Tex. App. 1999). “Our calculations, based upon an interest rate of ten percent, compounded annually, from July 16, 1991 to April 28, 1997 for damages of (1) $46,887.”
Fairmont Specialty Ins. Co. v. Apodaca, 234 F. Supp. 3d 843 (S.D. Tex. 2017). “See Tex. Fin. Code § 304.103 (providing for prejudgment interest in wrongful death, personal injury, or property damage cases).”
Arete Partners, L.P. v. Gunnerman, 643 F.3d 410 (5th Cir. 2011). “§ 6(g) (current version at Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.103). Unlike Cavnar , however, the accrual period under Section 6 provided that prejudgment interest would accrue on the earlier of “(1) 180 days after the date the defendant receives written notice of the claim or (2) the day…”
Sanchez v. Brownsville Sports Ctr., Inc., 51 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Fin. CodeAnn. §§ 304.103, 304.104 (Vernon Supp.”
De La Garza v. De La Garza, 185 S.W.3d 924 (Tex. App. 2006). “See Tex. Fin.Code Ann. § 304.103 (Vernon Supp.”
West v. Hsu (In Re Advanced Modular Power Sys., Inc.), 413 B.R. 643 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2009). “” Tex. Fin.Code § 304.103; Int’l Turbine Servs.”
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