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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-SAT-012	Bexar County Civil District Courts COVID-19 Court Operations PlanCOVID-19 Court Operations Plan	The District Courts of Bexar County (Civil District Courts Administration)	Bexar County Civil District CourtsCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-002	News release, 'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantine	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. MET-AUS-033	Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Vulnerable Populations at Long-Term Care Facilities and/or Nursing Homes (facility-directed template)Control measures on long-term care facilities and nursing homes (signage, sanitizer, entry screening, critical-assistance visitors only…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Health Authority)	Austin and Travis County, Texas (long-term care facilities and nursing homes)County	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-061	Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe MeasuresSixth Amended Declaration: Stay at Home, Work Safe, extended to Apr. 30, 2020	Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by the City Council Apr. 7, 2020	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-062	Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19 until April 30 (Current Declaration summary, English and Spanish)City summary of the stay-home declaration as extended to Apr. 30, 2020	City of Fort Worth (official summary of the Sixth Amended Declaration)	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-080	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30, 2020 (Apr. 7, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	Denton County, TexasCounty	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-011	Executive Order NW-05 (Stay Home Work Safe, re-issued)Executive Order NW-05 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care orders	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-INSURANCE-BANKING-086	Industry Notice 2020-07Increased Cyber Activity During Times of Crisis	Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner	Texas; Texas Department of BankingSector regulator	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-007	Temporary Closure of Harris County Parks OrderTemporary Closure of Harris County Parks	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-013	Ordinance 2020-04-09-0244Extending the Declaration of Public Health Emergency issued on Wednesday, March 23, 2020 by Mayor Ron Nirenberg, and the corresponding…	San Antonio City Council	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-home	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-GM-023	Pearson VUE, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update' (home.pearsonvue.com/coronavirus-update) as captured Apr. 10, 2020 (page updated Apr. 9, 2020; United States section updated Apr. 6, 2020): 'we have temporarily closed our U.S.-based Pearson VUE-owned and operated Pearson Professional Centers (PPCs)'; appointments 'starting May 1st and beyond if conditions allow' (text of the capture rendered to PDF)Real estate licensing examinations (Pearson VUE and PSI test centers)	State real estate commissions and their testing vendors	every State (Texas verified), ALL (TX VERIFIED)Organizer	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q2	Organizer notice	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-TRADE-BOARDS-069	Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Guidance for Open Day Care Operations (guidance and Emergency Rule 'Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19' emailed to providers Apr. 10, 2020): service limited to children of essential service employees; Form 7265 parent attestationFrequently Asked Questions Regarding Guidance for Open Day Care Operations	Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation	Texas; HHSC Child Care RegulationSector regulator	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-057	County Judge Order No. 2020-6 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19Order prohibiting the issuance of notices to vacate and related landlord actions (through May 8, 2020)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-056	Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 DisasterOrder Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster	County Judge Mark Henry	Galveston County, TexasCounty	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-004	Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200413-009Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face coverings)	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-040	County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe)Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face-covering requirements; all gatherings prohibited)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-081	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (amended Apr. 14, 2020)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order amended (Apr. 14, 2020; through Apr. 30)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	Denton County, TexasCounty	Apr. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care orders	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. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-075	Commissioner's Bulletin B-0020-20COVID-19: Commercial premium adjustments and midterm premium audits	Texas Department of Insurance	Texas (Insurance Commissioner)Sector regulator	Apr. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-013	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (cloth face coverings from Apr. 17, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-018	Second Order Related to COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program, Project No. 50664Modification and continuation of the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program; retail electric providers must continue to cease disconnections of…	Public Utility Commission of Texas	Texas (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-019	Executive Order GA-16Relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureSchools and child care	Primary source read

The District Courts of Bexar County (Civil District Courts Administration), Bexar County Civil District Courts COVID-19 Court Operations Plan (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-012)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, News release, 'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public' (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-002)
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)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Health Authority), Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Vulnerable Populations at Long-Term Care Facilities and/or Nursing Homes (facility-directed template) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-033)
Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by the City Council Apr. 7, 2020, Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe Measures (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-061)
City of Fort Worth (official summary of the Sixth Amended Declaration), Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19 until April 30 (Current Declaration summary, English and Spanish) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-062)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-080)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-05 (Stay Home Work Safe, re-issued) (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-011)
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)
Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-07 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-086)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Temporary Closure of Harris County Parks Order (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-007)
San Antonio City Council, Ordinance 2020-04-09-0244 (Ex. MET-SAT-013)
State real estate commissions and their testing vendors, Pearson VUE, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update' (home.pearsonvue.com/coronavirus-update) as captured Apr. 10, 2020 (page updated Apr. 9, 2020; United States section updated Apr. 6, 2020): 'we have temporarily closed our U.S.-based Pearson VUE-owned and operated Pearson Professional Centers (PPCs)'; appointments 'starting May 1st and beyond if conditions allow' (text of the capture rendered to PDF) (Ex. SEC-14-GM-023)
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)
Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Guidance for Open Day Care Operations (guidance and Emergency Rule 'Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19' emailed to providers Apr. 10, 2020): service limited to children of essential service employees; Form 7265 parent attestation (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-069)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-6 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19 (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-057)
County Judge Mark Henry, Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-056)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200413-009 (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-004)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-040)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (amended Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-081)
Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0020-20 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-019)
Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin B-0020-20 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-075)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-013)
Public Utility Commission of Texas, Second Order Related to COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program, Project No. 50664 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-018)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-16 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-019)

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