In this work, the half-lives of Te-131m and Te-131g were measured. Radioactive sources of Te-131 were obtained using the Te-130(n,gamma)Te-131 nuclear reaction. These nuclear parameters have been determined with a better confidence and accuracy than previously available: 18.89 +/- 0.11 min and 33.18 +/- 0.13 h, respectively. These results are quite helpful for new calculations that attempt to describe the low-lying levels in I-131 from the decay of (131g,) Te-m.