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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-AUS-063	Travis County Judge memorandum to Travis County employees on temporary teleworking arrangements (March 16, 2020)Directive implementing temporary teleworking for County employees whose duties are conducive to working from home	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, Texas (County government workforce)County	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandate	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-003	Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Community Gatherings of 50; restaurants take-out only; bars closed)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-066	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyCollin County Declaration of Local Disaster (adopted Mar. 16, 2020)	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-074	Court Order 20-020, Disaster DeclarationCommissioners Court renewal of the disaster declaration 'until cancelled' (Mar. 17, 2020)	Denton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads and Commissioners Coleman, Marchant, Mitchell, Edmondson)	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-002	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Food Establishment and Bar Order)Order by the County Judge of Harris County	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-071	Extension of Declaration Local State of Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Commissioners Court Order)Extension of Declaration of Local State of Disaster for Public Health Emergency	Fort Bend County Commissioners Court	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-070	Order by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (1st COVID-19 order; March 17, 2020)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of ten or more persons anywhere within Hays County	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, Texas (county-wide; stricter municipal orders control within city limits)County	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-004	Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Recreational Gatherings of 10; gyms closed; county tax and passport offices closed)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-039	First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencyFirst Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, theaters, gyms closed; 50 percent/125 occupancy caps)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-072	Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County (closure of bars, gyms and dine-in service)Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-004	Executive Order of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff issued March 18, 2020 (first in the NW series; rescinded and replaced by NW-02)Executive Order of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-071	2nd Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (March 19, 2020)2nd Order Related to COVID-19 (content not readable)	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, TexasCounty	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-075	Executive Order AE-20-03-18 (first amendment)Executive Order AE-20-03-18: community gatherings of 50 and recreational gatherings of 10 prohibited (Mar. 18, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-003	Amendment to the Order by the County Judge of Harris County (gatherings of 10 or more; bars and restaurants)Amendment to the Order by the County Judge of Harris County	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-004	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (County Buildings)Order: County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-005	Executive Order NW-02Executive Order NW-02 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-037	County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (Order 2020-3 per file name; County Clerk recording no. 202080456)Order prohibiting social gatherings of more than 10 people; closing common dining areas and bars; suspending local deadlines	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-091	County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (duplicate scan of Ex. MET-AUS-037; County Clerk recording no. 202080456)Order prohibiting social gatherings of more than 10 people; closing common dining areas and bars (duplicate of Ex. MET-AUS-037)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-067	First Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-01)First Executive Order: county offices closed for unscheduled in-person services (Mar. 20, 2020)	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-038	County Judge Order No. 2020-04: Related to Declaration regarding COVID-19 Response and PreparednessOrder prohibiting social gatherings of more than 10; Critical Infrastructure obligations (Exhibit B); closure of common dining areas and…	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-040	Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencySecond Amended Declaration (gatherings 10)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-073	Second Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend CountySecond Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-041	Executive Order by County Judge During Declared Local DisasterExecutive Order clarifying the Second Amended Declaration (CISA critical infrastructure exempt; online retail sales permitted)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-076	Executive Order amending the disaster declaration (second amendment, Mar. 22, 2020)Denton County second amendment (Mar. 22, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-072	Tarrant County Clerk notice of March 20, 2020: no public access to physical office spaces from Monday, March 23, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020)Tarrant County Clerk COVID-19 notice: no public inside physical office spaces from March 23, 2020	Tarrant County Clerk Mary Louise Nicholson	Tarrant County, Texas (County Clerk: real estate records, vital records, civil and probate courts)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Judge memorandum to Travis County employees on temporary teleworking arrangements (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-063)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-003)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-066)
Denton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads and Commissioners Coleman, Marchant, Mitchell, Edmondson), Court Order 20-020, Disaster Declaration (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-074)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Food Establishment and Bar Order) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-002)
Fort Bend County Commissioners Court, Extension of Declaration Local State of Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Commissioners Court Order) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-071)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, Order by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (1st COVID-19 order; March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-070)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-004)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-039)
County Judge KP George, Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County (closure of bars, gyms and dine-in service) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-072)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff issued March 18, 2020 (first in the NW series; rescinded and replaced by NW-02) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-004)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, 2nd Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (March 19, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-071)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order AE-20-03-18 (first amendment) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-075)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Amendment to the Order by the County Judge of Harris County (gatherings of 10 or more; bars and restaurants) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-003)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (County Buildings) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-004)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-02 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-005)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (Order 2020-3 per file name; County Clerk recording no. 202080456) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-037)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (duplicate scan of Ex. MET-AUS-037; County Clerk recording no. 202080456) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-091)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, First Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-01) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-067)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-04: Related to Declaration regarding COVID-19 Response and Preparedness (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-038)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-040)
County Judge KP George, Second Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-073)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order by County Judge During Declared Local Disaster (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-041)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order amending the disaster declaration (second amendment, Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-076)
Tarrant County Clerk Mary Louise Nicholson, Tarrant County Clerk notice of March 20, 2020: no public access to physical office spaces from Monday, March 23, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-072)

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