Texas § FI.304.005 - ACCRUAL OF JUDGMENT INTEREST
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§ FI.304.005. ACCRUAL OF JUDGMENT INTEREST
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.
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