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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-048	Emergency re-adoption of the amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), July 1, 2020TMB Extends Emergency Rule Related to Issuance of Prescriptions (July 1, 2020)	Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office)	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-090	TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation)TEA SY 2020-21 Public Health Planning Guidance and 2021-22 updates	Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath)	TexasSector regulator	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-008	TABC Industry Notice, One-Year Renewals for Mixed Beverage Businesses Impacted by COVID-19Industry Notice to Mixed Beverage Permit Holders: One-Year Renewals for Mixed Beverage Businesses Impacted by COVID-19	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-019	Fourth Order Directing Certain Actions and Granting Exceptions to Certain Rules, Project No. 50664Deferred payment plans on request renewed 'until further order of the Commission'; exception to the electric disconnection-for-nonpayment…	Public Utility Commission of Texas	Texas (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	July 16, 2020	2020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-038	VIA release: service changes to meet rider demands begin July 27, 2020VIA Service Changes to Meet Rider Demands begin July 27	VIA Metropolitan Transit	VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator	July 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-052	SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance	Texas Education Agency (TEA)	TexasSector regulator	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-006	TABC Industry Notice, Updating Your Gross ReceiptsIndustry Notice to Businesses That Sell Directly to Consumers: Updating Your Gross Receipts (51 percent)	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-007	Affidavit Reporting Retailer Alcohol Sales (form)Affidavit Reporting Retailer Alcohol Sales	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	July 30, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-005	TABC Industry Notice, Qualifying as a Restaurant Under GA-28Industry Notice to Businesses That Sell Directly to Consumers: Qualifying as a Restaurant Under GA-28	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Aug. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. TX-054	Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General) as published in the Texas Register of Sept. 4, 2020 (effective Aug. 25, 2020)Emergency Rule 108.7 in response to Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-19	Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE)	TexasSector regulator	Aug. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-020	Fourth Order Related to COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program, Project No. 50664Conclusion of the COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program: enrollments end August 31, 2020; the exemption from disconnection for nonpayment for…	Public Utility Commission of Texas	Texas (State public utility commission)Sector regulator	Aug. 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-014	FAQ: What special disclosures or duties are required related to COVID-19? (archived Sept. 9, 2020)What special disclosures or duties are required related to COVID-19?	Texas Real Estate Commission	Texas; Texas Real Estate CommissionSector regulator	Sept. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-006	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Expirations and Filing Requirements to December 31Extension to December 31	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division	TexasSector regulator	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-013	TABC News Release, TABC Working With Texas Counties To Safely Reopen Bars Oct. 14TABC Working With Texas Counties To Safely Reopen Bars Oct. 14	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Oct. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-020	TABC Coronavirus Information page, Executive Order GA-32 (county opt-in criteria and process for reopening bars)Executive Order GA-32: TABC criteria and two-step opt-in process for counties to allow bars and similar establishments to open	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Oct. 14, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-093	Release: TRE returns to regular weekday service on Oct. 19TRE pre-pandemic weekday service restored Oct. 19, 2020; face coverings still required	Trinity Metro and DART	Trinity Railway ExpressSector regulator	Oct. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-019	TABC News Release, Alcohol Permits for Eight Businesses Suspended Following Operation To Protect TexansAlcohol Permits for Eight Businesses Suspended Following Operation To Protect Texans	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Nov. 3, 2020	2020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-014	TABC Industry Notice, What To Do If Your County's Reopening Status ChangesIndustry Notice to Businesses That Sell Directly to Consumers: What To Do If Your County's Reopening Status Changes	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Dec. 4, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-015	TABC Industry Notice, TABC Approves Amendment Extension To Continue Helping Businesses Reopen Safely (emergency amendments to 16 TAC § 33.5 extended to February 20, 2021)Industry Notice: TABC Approves Amendment Extension To Continue Helping Businesses Reopen Safely	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-23-007	Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Expiration of Certain Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting and Filing RequirementsExpiration of the April 3, 2020 extensions on December 31, 2020	Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division	TexasSector regulator	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-026	DSHS list of Trauma Service Areas with high COVID-19 hospitalizations under Executive Order GA-32 (as archived January 15, 2021)Executive Order GA-32: Trauma Service Areas with high hospitalizations (50 percent occupancy; bars closed)	Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)	TexasSector regulator	Jan. 15, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-094	Notice: Federal face mask order enforced (Feb. 2, 2021)Trinity Metro enforcement of the CDC conveyance mask order from 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, 2021	Trinity Metro	Trinity Metro service areaSector regulator	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-087	CapMetro press release: 'CapMetro Reminds Customers: Face Masks Are Required - New Federal Regulations Require Face Masks Nationwide on Public Transit'Release confirming that face masks are required of customers and employees on CapMetro services and at facilities, strengthened by the CDC…	Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro), a political subdivision transit authority	Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority service area (Austin and suburbs)Sector regulator	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-062	VIA COVID-19 information page (captured July 24, 2021): masks required per federal order; GA-34 does not affect VIA's requirementVIA COVID-19 page: 'Masks will be required per federal order'	VIA Metropolitan Transit	VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator	July 24, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-055	Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General), amended emergency rule effective Feb. 19, 2021 (strikethrough version)Emergency Rule 108.7 Minimum Standard of Care, General, effective February 19, 2021	Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE)	TexasSector regulator	Feb. 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office), Emergency re-adoption of the amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), July 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-048)
Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath), TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation) (Ex. SEC-15-090)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Industry Notice, One-Year Renewals for Mixed Beverage Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 (July 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-008)
Public Utility Commission of Texas, Fourth Order Directing Certain Actions and Granting Exceptions to Certain Rules, Project No. 50664 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-019)
VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA release: service changes to meet rider demands begin July 27, 2020 (July 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-038)
Texas Education Agency (TEA), SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020) (Ex. TX-052)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Industry Notice, Updating Your Gross Receipts (July 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-006)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Affidavit Reporting Retailer Alcohol Sales (form) (July 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-007)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Industry Notice, Qualifying as a Restaurant Under GA-28 (Aug. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-005)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE), Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General) as published in the Texas Register of Sept. 4, 2020 (effective Aug. 25, 2020) (Ex. TX-054)
Public Utility Commission of Texas, Fourth Order Related to COVID-19 Electricity Relief Program, Project No. 50664 (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-020)
Texas Real Estate Commission, FAQ: What special disclosures or duties are required related to COVID-19? (archived Sept. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-014)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Extension of Certain Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting Expirations and Filing Requirements to December 31 (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-006)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC News Release, TABC Working With Texas Counties To Safely Reopen Bars Oct. 14 (Oct. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-013)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Coronavirus Information page, Executive Order GA-32 (county opt-in criteria and process for reopening bars) (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-020)
Trinity Metro and DART, Release: TRE returns to regular weekday service on Oct. 19 (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-093)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC News Release, Alcohol Permits for Eight Businesses Suspended Following Operation To Protect Texans (Nov. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-019)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Industry Notice, What To Do If Your County's Reopening Status Changes (Dec. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-014)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Industry Notice, TABC Approves Amendment Extension To Continue Helping Businesses Reopen Safely (emergency amendments to 16 TAC § 33.5 extended to February 20, 2021) (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-015)
Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Division, Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Expiration of Certain Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting and Filing Requirements (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. SEC-23-007)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), DSHS list of Trauma Service Areas with high COVID-19 hospitalizations under Executive Order GA-32 (as archived January 15, 2021) (Jan. 15, 2021) (Ex. TX-026)
Trinity Metro, Notice: Federal face mask order enforced (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-094)
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro), a political subdivision transit authority, CapMetro press release: 'CapMetro Reminds Customers: Face Masks Are Required - New Federal Regulations Require Face Masks Nationwide on Public Transit' (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-087)
VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA COVID-19 information page (captured July 24, 2021): masks required per federal order; GA-34 does not affect VIA's requirement (Ex. MET-SAT-062)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE), Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General), amended emergency rule effective Feb. 19, 2021 (strikethrough version) (Ex. TX-055)

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