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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities'TDCJ directed to temporarily suspend inmate fees for health care services related to COVID-19	Governor Greg Abbott	Texas (Governor; Texas Department of Criminal Justice); State levelState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-018	TSBP notification: Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications (COVID-19 disaster)Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications: 30-day emergency refills without prescriber authorization during the Governor's declared…	Texas State Board of Pharmacy	Texas State Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-014	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0007-20COVID-19: Claim-handling deadlines and premium payments	Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan	Texas; Texas Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-015	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0008-20COVID-19: Suspension of certain licensing requirements and fees	Commissioner of Insurance	Texas; Texas Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-002	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: State of Disaster in Texas Waiver RequestsState of Disaster in Texas Waiver Requests	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-005	Executive Order GA-10Relating to daily reporting during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-016	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issues	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation	Texas; Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationSector regulator	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-017	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Labor Code and DWC Rules Related to Workers' Compensation	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation	Texas; Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' CompensationSector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-018	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0015-20COVID-19: Claim-submission deadlines	Commissioner of Insurance	Texas; Texas Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-021	In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09)	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting)	Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)Court	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044	Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020)Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference	Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension)	Texas (Governor)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)Court	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-019	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0020-20COVID-19: Commercial premium adjustments and midterm premium audits	Commissioner of Insurance	Texas; Texas Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-034	Ordinance No. 31521An ordinance providing for a COVID notice of possible eviction by residential landlords before a notice to vacate	Dallas City Council	City of Dallas, TexasCity	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-016	VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020VIA Customers Required to Wear Face Covering Beginning Wednesday	VIA Metropolitan Transit	VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TX-020	Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers	Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services	TexasState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-064	Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020)Resolution extending the public health emergency coterminous with the Governor's State of Disaster and superseding all prior declarations	Fort Worth City Council	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-013	Executive Order GA-19Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-016	Executive Order GA-19Relating to hospital capacity and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-03-017	Emergency Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General), COVID-19 provisionsEmergency Rule 108.7 (version effective Feb. 19, 2021, strikethrough)	Texas State Board of Dental Examiners	TexasSector regulator	Feb. 19, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TX-043	Texans Helping Texans: The Governor's Report to Open Texas (with DSHS minimum standard health protocols for reopened services)The Governor's Report to Open Texas	Governor Greg Abbott; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas; DSHS	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-035	Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020Telework for selected employees; in-person unit interviews suspended (video or telephone); in-person office interviews of offender families…	Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer)	Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; State levelState	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-015	Executive Order GA-22Relating to confinement during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	May 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-010	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (cosmetology program)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-011	Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Barber Shops (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Barber Shops	Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR	Texas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (barber program)State	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities' (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, TSBP notification: Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications (COVID-19 disaster) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-018)
Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0007-20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-014)
Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0008-20 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-015)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: State of Disaster in Texas Waiver Requests (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-002)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-10 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. TX-005)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-016)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-017)
Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0015-20 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-018)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension), Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensation (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045)
Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0020-20 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-019)
Dallas City Council, Ordinance No. 31521 (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-034)
VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-016)
Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-020)
Fort Worth City Council, Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-064)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-013)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-016)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Emergency Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General), COVID-19 provisions (Feb. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-03-017)
Governor Greg Abbott; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas; DSHS, Texans Helping Texans: The Governor's Report to Open Texas (with DSHS minimum standard health protocols for reopened services) (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. TX-043)
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer), Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-035)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-22 (May 7, 2020) (Ex. TX-015)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-010)
Governor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLR, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Barber Shops (revised May 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-011)

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