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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-013	Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions (posted Apr. 3, 2020; archived Apr. 6, 2020)Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions	Texas Real Estate Commission	Texas; Texas Real Estate CommissionSector regulator	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-003	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Expirations and Filing Requirements Administered by the Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting SectionsExtension of Certain Expirations and Filing Requirements	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division (Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Sections)	TexasSector regulator	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-091	Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19 PandemicDART modified weekday service from Apr. 6, 2020 (light rail every 20 minutes; transit-center seating and headquarters lobby closed)	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Dallas Area Rapid Transit service area (13 cities)Sector regulator	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-008	VIA COVID-19 information page (captured March 30-31, 2020): Saturday schedules from April 6, 2020; fares suspended from March 21, 2020; board meetings moved onlineVIA Moving to 'Saturday' Schedules, Extending Fare Relief Period Beginning April 6	VIA Metropolitan Transit	VIA Metropolitan Transit (Bexar County transit authority)Sector regulator	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. 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. 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. 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. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-045	Emergency rule amending 22 TAC § 190.8(2)(U) to enforce Executive Order GA-15 (press release of Apr. 21, 2020 quoting the rule)TMB Adopts Emergency Rule to Enforce Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-15 (continued postponement of surgeries and procedures not medically…	Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	Apr. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	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. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-046	Emergency rule amending 22 TAC § 190.8(2)(U): Notice and Compliance Requirements Concerning COVID-19 Minimum Standards of Safe Practice (press release of Apr. 30, 2020 quoting the rule)TMB Adopts Emergency Rule Related to Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-19 (COVID-19 minimum standards of safe practice: masks, screening, N95…	Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth 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. SEC-23-004	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules (three Commission orders adopted May 5, 2020)Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules	Railroad Commission of Texas (Commissioners Wayne Christian, Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton), open meeting of May 5, 2020, conference agenda item 189	TexasSector regulator	May 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-017	TSBP Guidance Statements re: COVID-19 (Issued May 15, 2020)Guidance Statements re: COVID-19: dispensing in compliance with Emergency Board Rule 291.30 (hydroxychloroquine); diagnosis verification…	Texas State Board of Pharmacy	Texas State Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-058	A Letter from the METRO Board Chair: How METRO Has Responded to the COVID-19 Outbreak, with fact sheetLetter from the METRO Board Chair and COVID-19 fact sheet	METRO Board Chair	Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)Sector regulator	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-003	Emergency amendment to 16 TAC § 50.28 (Verification and Expiration of Seller Server Certificates)Emergency Rule extending the expiration of seller server certificates during the COVID-19 shutdown	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-087	Industry Notice 2020-08Department of Banking Resumes Examination Process in June	Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner	Texas; Texas Department of BankingSector regulator	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-005	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Update to Drilling Permits (W-1) Online Filing SystemUpdate to Drilling Permits (W-1) Online Filing System	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Drilling Permits section	TexasSector regulator	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-047	Emergency amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), adopted June 5, 2020TMB Adopts Emergency Rule Related to Issuance of Prescriptions (June 5, 2020)	Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office)	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-009	TABC News Release, Bars, Restaurants Warned to Follow Governor's Order or Face License SuspensionBars, Restaurants Warned to Follow Governor's Order or Face License Suspension	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	June 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-004	TABC Industry Notice, Follow Governor's Open Texas Order or Face License SuspensionIndustry Notice to All TABC-Licensed Bars and Restaurants: Follow Governor's Open Texas Order or Face License Suspension	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-010	TABC News Release, Alcohol Permits for 12 Bars Suspended After Three Nights of Operation Safe OpenAlcohol Permits for 12 Bars Suspended After Three Nights of Operation Safe Open	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	June 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-012	TABC News Release, Judge Rules in Favor of TABC's Permit Suspension of Texas NightclubJudge Rules in Favor of TABC's Permit Suspension of Texas Nightclub (Elevate Nightclub, McAllen)	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (reporting the State Office of Administrative Hearings decision)	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	July 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-011	TABC News Release, Alcohol Permits for 17 Bars Suspended Following Weekend Operation to Protect TexansAlcohol Permits for 17 Bars Suspended Following Weekend Operation to Protect Texans	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read

Texas Real Estate Commission, Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions (posted Apr. 3, 2020; archived Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-013)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division (Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Sections), Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Expirations and Filing Requirements Administered by the Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Sections (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-003)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-091)
VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA COVID-19 information page (captured March 30-31, 2020): Saturday schedules from April 6, 2020; fares suspended from March 21, 2020; board meetings moved online (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-008)
Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-07 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-086)
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)
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)
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)
Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee, Emergency rule amending 22 TAC § 190.8(2)(U) to enforce Executive Order GA-15 (press release of Apr. 21, 2020 quoting the rule) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-045)
VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-016)
Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee, Emergency rule amending 22 TAC § 190.8(2)(U): Notice and Compliance Requirements Concerning COVID-19 Minimum Standards of Safe Practice (press release of Apr. 30, 2020 quoting the rule) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-046)
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)
Railroad Commission of Texas (Commissioners Wayne Christian, Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton), open meeting of May 5, 2020, conference agenda item 189, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules (three Commission orders adopted May 5, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-004)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, TSBP Guidance Statements re: COVID-19 (Issued May 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-017)
METRO Board Chair, A Letter from the METRO Board Chair: How METRO Has Responded to the COVID-19 Outbreak, with fact sheet (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-058)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Emergency amendment to 16 TAC § 50.28 (Verification and Expiration of Seller Server Certificates) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-003)
Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-08 (May 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-087)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Drilling Permits section, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Update to Drilling Permits (W-1) Online Filing System (May 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-005)
Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office), Emergency amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), adopted June 5, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-047)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC News Release, Bars, Restaurants Warned to Follow Governor's Order or Face License Suspension (June 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-009)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Industry Notice, Follow Governor's Open Texas Order or Face License Suspension (June 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-004)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC News Release, Alcohol Permits for 12 Bars Suspended After Three Nights of Operation Safe Open (June 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-010)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (reporting the State Office of Administrative Hearings decision), TABC News Release, Judge Rules in Favor of TABC's Permit Suspension of Texas Nightclub (July 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-012)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC News Release, Alcohol Permits for 17 Bars Suspended Following Weekend Operation to Protect Texans (June 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-011)

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