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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-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. MET-SAT-017	Special Order 2020 SO 07: Supplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 PandemicSupplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 Pandemic	Administrative Judge John A. Longoria	Bexar County Courts at Law (Civil and Criminal), Courts 1-15Court	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-064	Misc. Docket No. 20-9059, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwelfth Emergency Order (in-person proceedings barred contrary to OCA guidance; eviction suspension continued; possession orders)	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-058	Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040	Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement)Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates…	Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-059	Seventeenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9071Seventeenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-086	COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County JudiciaryOperating plan for the Hays County courts (remote proceedings; no non-essential in-person proceedings before June 1, 2020; staff face…	Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County)	Hays County, Texas (county judiciary)Court	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041	Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020)Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas	Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-065	Misc. Docket No. 20-9080, Eighteenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterEighteenth Emergency Order (no jury proceedings before September 1, 2020 except limited pilots; operating plans required)	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	June 29, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-061	Third Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (filed June 15, 2020; effective June 29, 2020)Third Amended Emergency Order (in-person hearings suspended to June 29, 2020; jury trials to at least August 17, 2020; remote hearings…	Travis County Civil and Family Courts (District Judges and County Court at Law Judges)	Travis County, Texas (Civil and Family District Courts and County Courts at Law)Court	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061	Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020)Texas Board of Law Examiners - All Announcements (2020 bar exam chronology)	Texas Board of Law Examiners	Texas; Board of Law Examiners (agency of the Supreme Court of Texas)Court	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-050	Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling ProceduresInclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures	Harris County Board of District Judges	Harris County, Texas (district courts)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-060	Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9113 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program)Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-047	State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020)Corrected Opinion: El Paso County Judge's business-closure and curfew order conflicts with GA-32 and is preempted	Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.)	Texas (El Paso County)Court	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-067	Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwenty-Ninth Emergency Order (no justice or municipal court jury proceedings before Feb. 1, 2021; district-court jury proceedings only under…	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-061	Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-062	Thirty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9004Thirty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Jan. 14, 2021	2021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-062	Fourth Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (effective March 1, 2021)Fourth Amended Emergency Order (all hearings and trials held remotely; remote jury trials; in-person proceedings not to resume until safe)	Travis County Civil and Family Courts	Travis County, Texas (Civil and Family District Courts and County Courts at Law)Court	Mar. 1, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-068	Misc. Docket No. 21-9026, Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterThirty-Sixth Emergency Order (remote participation on request; in-person proceedings under local minimum standard health protocols; jury…	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-063	Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9026Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Mar. 5, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-051	Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person ProceedingsModification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-061	Fourth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency (eviction cases)Fourth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency	The Justices of the Peace of Bexar County	Justice of the Peace Courts, Bexar County, TexasCourt	Apr. 7, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-064	Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9060Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-072	Order Dissolving Collin County District Court COVID Emergency OrdersOrder dissolving all Collin County district court COVID emergency orders (May 27, 2021)	Collin County District Courts (Local Administrative District Judge Emily Miskel, on behalf of thirteen district courts)	Collin County, TexasCourt	May 27, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

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)
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)
Administrative Judge John A. Longoria, Special Order 2020 SO 07: Supplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-017)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-064)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. TX-058)
Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.), Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040)
Supreme Court of Texas, Seventeenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9071 (May 26, 2020) (Ex. TX-059)
Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County), COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County Judiciary (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-086)
Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices), Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020) (June 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 20-9080, Eighteenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (June 29, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-065)
Travis County Civil and Family Courts (District Judges and County Court at Law Judges), Third Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (filed June 15, 2020; effective June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-061)
Texas Board of Law Examiners, Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020) (July 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061)
Harris County Board of District Judges, Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-050)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9113 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-060)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.), State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. TX-047)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-067)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135 (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. TX-061)
Supreme Court of Texas, Thirty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9004 (Jan. 14, 2021) (Ex. TX-062)
Travis County Civil and Family Courts, Fourth Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (effective March 1, 2021) (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-062)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9026, Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-068)
Supreme Court of Texas, Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9026 (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. TX-063)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-051)
The Justices of the Peace of Bexar County, Fourth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency (eviction cases) (Apr. 7, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-061)
Supreme Court of Texas, Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9060 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. TX-064)
Collin County District Courts (Local Administrative District Judge Emily Miskel, on behalf of thirteen district courts), Order Dissolving Collin County District Court COVID Emergency Orders (May 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-072)

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