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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043	Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in TexasWarning that price gouging of medical supplies will be prosecuted; the Governor 'has the power to declare Chapter 418,' which 'will give the…	Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton	Texas (Governor and Attorney General); State levelState	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-035	Travis County Declaration of Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of local state of disaster based on public health emergency (SXSW and the Spring Festival period recited)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-001	SXSW, '2020 Event Update: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events' (Mar. 6, 2020)SXSW 2020 (Conference and Festivals) and SXSW EDU	SXSW, LLC	Austin (Austin Convention Center and downtown hotels and venues), TXOrganizer	Mar. 6, 2020		Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-GM-074	KUT 90.5 (Austin), "Austin Cancels SXSW Amid COVID-19 Concerns" (Mar. 6, 2020), quoting Mayor Adler, Judge Eckhardt, Dr. Escott and SXSW's statement (text of the page rendered to PDF)SXSW 2020 Conference and Festivals and SXSW EDU (interactive, film and music; the marketing, media and technology industries' spring…	SXSW, LLC	Austin (Austin Convention Center and venues citywide), TXOrganizer	Mar. 6, 2020		Organizer notice	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-GM-101	SXSW, "March 6, 2020: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events" (2020 Event Update page): "The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City's directions"; "this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place"SXSW 2020 Conference and Festivals and SXSW EDU (interactive, film and music; the marketing, media and technology industries' spring…	SXSW, LLC	Austin (Austin Convention Center and venues citywide), TXOrganizer	Mar. 6, 2020		Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-17-GM-093	SXSW, '2020 Event Update: March 6, 2020: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events', as captured Mar. 7, 2020SXSW Conference and Festivals and SXSW EDU (Austin, Mar. 13-22, 2020): cancelled by the City of Austin Mar. 6, 2020; SXSW Online Mar. 16-20…	SXSW, LLC; City of Austin and Travis County (disaster declarations)	Austin (Austin Convention Center and citywide venues), TXOrganizer	Mar. 6, 2020		Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-21-GM-026	SXSW 2020 Event Update City of Austin Cancels March EventsSouth by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 and 2021	SXSW, LLC	Austin (Austin Convention Center and citywide venues), TXOrganizer	Mar. 6, 2020		Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-22-GM-016	SXSW homepage: 'City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events' (capture Mar. 11, 2020)SXSW 2020 - South by Southwest Conference and Festivals (the first major U.S. event cancelled by governmental order; staging, tent…	SXSW, LLC	Austin, TXOrganizer	Mar. 6, 2020		Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-GM-075	KUT 90.5 (Austin), "SXSW's Cancellation Is An 'Economic Shock' For Austin" (Mar. 9, 2020): Greyhill Advisors' $355.9 million 2019 impact estimate (text of the page rendered to PDF)SXSW 2020 Conference and Festivals and SXSW EDU (interactive, film and music; the marketing, media and technology industries' spring…	SXSW, LLC	Austin (Austin Convention Center and venues citywide), TXOrganizer	Mar. 9, 2020		Organizer notice	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-041	'March 11, 2020: Statement from CPS Energy: Update Regarding COVID-19'Suspension of energy disconnects effective immediately	CPS Energy (President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams), 'in partnership with San Antonio's Mayor and City Council'	CPS Energy (City Public Service Board of San Antonio), Texas (municipally owned electric and gas utility)City	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-013	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0005-20 (updated March 19, 2020)COVID-19 testing and preparation	Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan (with Governor Greg Abbott)	Texas; Texas Department of Insurance (State insurance regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-001	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-042	City of Houston Executive Order: Exercise of Mayor's Emergency Authority During a Local State of DisasterExercise of Mayor's Emergency Authority During a Local State of Disaster	Mayor Sylvester Turner	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-044	Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-06-GM-049	FOX 26 Houston, 'Houston Rodeo canceled after local COVID-19 cases' (Mar. 11, 2020), reproducing the Rodeo's statement on the City's orderHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo (RODEOHOUSTON) 2020 and 2021	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo	Houston (NRG Park), TXOrganizer	Mar. 11, 2020		Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-22-GM-023	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo homepage (capture Mar. 15, 2020)Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 2020 and 2021 (twenty days of rodeo, concerts, barbecue and carnival; tents, staging and equipment rental)	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Inc.	Houston, TXOrganizer	Mar. 11, 2020		Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-001	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-066	County Judge KP George's Declaration of a Local State of Disaster (county posting)Declaration of a Local State of Disaster	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045	Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all schools and district offices March 13 through March 30, 2020	Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan)	Houston Independent School District, Texas (independent school district)City	Mar. 12, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-071	News release, 'City of Austin Utilities suspends disconnects amid COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020)Suspension of all utility disconnects for non-payment (electric, water, wastewater, solid waste)	City of Austin (Mayor Steve Adler; Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent), under the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by the City Council March 12, 2020	City of Austin Utilities (Austin Energy; Austin Water), Texas (municipally owned utilities)City	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-072	'Utility Updates Related to COVID-19' page (updates of Mar. 13, 16 and 17, 2020; captured Mar. 22, 2020)Running utility updates: disconnects suspended; customer service and program changes	Austin Energy	Austin Energy (City of Austin), TexasCity	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066	TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020Visitation temporarily suspended at all TDCJ facilities statewide until further notice, 'in accordance with Governor Abbott's declaration'	Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier)	Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007	Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled)TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat: Agency Approves Temporary Distance Learning, Cancels Events and Meetings	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis)	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009	TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020TDLR COVID-19 Information Page (updates through Oct. 13, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-061	Misc. Docket No. 20-9042, First Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterFirst Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas (joint with the Court of Criminal Appeals, Misc. Docket No. 20-007)	TexasCourt	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in Texas (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Declaration of Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-035)
SXSW, LLC, SXSW, '2020 Event Update: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events' (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-GM-001)
SXSW, LLC, KUT 90.5 (Austin), "Austin Cancels SXSW Amid COVID-19 Concerns" (Mar. 6, 2020), quoting Mayor Adler, Judge Eckhardt, Dr. Escott and SXSW's statement (text of the page rendered to PDF) (Ex. SEC-12-GM-074)
SXSW, LLC, SXSW, "March 6, 2020: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events" (2020 Event Update page): "The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City's directions"; "this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place" (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-GM-101)
SXSW, LLC; City of Austin and Travis County (disaster declarations), SXSW, '2020 Event Update: March 6, 2020: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events', as captured Mar. 7, 2020 (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-17-GM-093)
SXSW, LLC, SXSW 2020 Event Update City of Austin Cancels March Events (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-21-GM-026)
SXSW, LLC, SXSW homepage: 'City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events' (capture Mar. 11, 2020) (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-22-GM-016)
SXSW, LLC, KUT 90.5 (Austin), "SXSW's Cancellation Is An 'Economic Shock' For Austin" (Mar. 9, 2020): Greyhill Advisors' $355.9 million 2019 impact estimate (text of the page rendered to PDF) (Ex. SEC-12-GM-075)
CPS Energy (President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams), 'in partnership with San Antonio's Mayor and City Council', 'March 11, 2020: Statement from CPS Energy: Update Regarding COVID-19' (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-041)
Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan (with Governor Greg Abbott), Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0005-20 (updated March 19, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-013)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-001)
Mayor Sylvester Turner, City of Houston Executive Order: Exercise of Mayor's Emergency Authority During a Local State of Disaster (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-042)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-044)
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, FOX 26 Houston, 'Houston Rodeo canceled after local COVID-19 cases' (Mar. 11, 2020), reproducing the Rodeo's statement on the City's order (Ex. SEC-06-GM-049)
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Inc, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo homepage (capture Mar. 15, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. SEC-22-GM-023)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-001)
County Judge KP George, County Judge KP George's Declaration of a Local State of Disaster (county posting) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-066)
Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan), Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045)
City of Austin (Mayor Steve Adler; Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent), under the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by the City Council March 12, 2020, News release, 'City of Austin Utilities suspends disconnects amid COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-071)
Austin Energy, 'Utility Updates Related to COVID-19' page (updates of Mar. 13, 16 and 17, 2020; captured Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-072)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier), TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis), Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009)
Supreme Court of Texas (joint with the Court of Criminal Appeals, Misc. Docket No. 20-007), Misc. Docket No. 20-9042, First Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-061)

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