What is the statutory prejudgment interest rate in Texas?

Texas statutory prejudgment interest rate

For Texas wrongful-death, personal-injury, or property-damage cases, the statutory prejudgment-interest rate is the postjudgment-interest rate applicable when judgment is rendered. The current published rate is 6.75% per year for judgments rendered in November 2026.[1][2][4]

“The prejudgment interest rate is equal to the postjudgment interest rate applicable at the time of judgment.”[1]

The rate is tied to the month judgment is rendered, not simply the date you check it. Texas’s statute directs the Consumer Credit Commissioner to set the rate for judgments rendered in each succeeding calendar month.[1] The Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner’s historical table lists 6.75% for 2026, and the 2026 rate notices confirm that rate for the published periods. [3][4]

This statutory rate applies to the specified tort cases. Other claims may have different rules, including a contract-based postjudgment rate under Tex. Fin. Code Ann. § 304.002. [1]