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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-HOU-018	County Judge's Fifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsFifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-019	Order Extending Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency to August 26, 2020Order Extending Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency to August 26, 2020	Harris County Commissioners Court (agenda letter of June 22, 2020 and order)	Harris County, TexasCounty	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-067	Extension of the Order of the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding the Use of Facial Protection (county posting)Extension of the Order Regarding the Use of Facial Protection	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	June 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-030	Fourth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-10, GA-27 and GA-28)Fourth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-020	Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face CoveringsAmended Order Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-031	Executive Order NW-12Executive Order NW-12 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-032	Fifth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19Fifth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-17-GM-039	Austin City Limits Music Festival site as captured July 3, 2020: 'Austin City Limits Music Festival will no longer take place in 2020'; return Oct. 1-3 and 8-10, 2021Austin City Limits Music Festival 2020 (Zilker Park, Oct. 2-4 and 9-11, 2020) cancelled; 2021 edition Oct. 1-3 and 8-10, 2021	C3 Presents	Austin (Zilker Park), TXOrganizer	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-071	Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020)Proclamation permitting outdoor gatherings in excess of 10 people in Collin County under the GA-28 amendment	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering cap	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-AUS-010	Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20200702-017Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for all business establishments…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	July 2, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-021	Outdoor Gatherings OrderOrder of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Outdoor Gatherings Order	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	July 3, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-GM-018	ASHRAE, press release, "ASHRAE's First-Ever Virtual Conference Is Proving to Be a Success" (July 3, 2020): 2,505 registered participants; live event June 29-July 2, 2020ASHRAE 2020 Annual Conference	ASHRAE	Austin, TXOrganizer	July 3, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. TX-022	Executive Order GA-29Relating to the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
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. MET-SAT-033	Supplement to Executive Order NW-12 (foreclosure sale of July 7, 2020 postponed)Supplement to Executive Order NW-12 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff Issued July 6, 2020	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-GM-020	State Fair of Texas release, '2020 State Fair of Texas Canceled Due to COVID-19 Concerns' (July 6, 2020)State Fair of Texas 2020 and 2021, with the Texas Auto Show held inside the fair ('the only fair in the United States to include a full auto…	State Fair of Texas (board of directors)	Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizer	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-26-GM-003	State Fair of Texas 2020 Canceled COVID 19State Fair of Texas (livestock shows, Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction, commercial exhibitors, Texas Auto Show)	State Fair of Texas	Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizer	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-090	Mayor's Third Public Health Advisory Related to COVID-19 (July 7, 2020)Mayor's Third Public Health Advisory: face coverings 'strongly recommended' for every person in San Marcos (tracking GA-29), building on the…	Mayor Jane Hughson	City of San Marcos, Texas (Hays County)City	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-019	Dallas Morning News, 'The State Fair of Texas is officially canceled' (July 7, 2020)State Fair of Texas 2020	State Fair of Texas (nonprofit)	Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizer	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-036	State Fair of Texas, 'COVID-19 Updates: Until We Meet Again in 2021' (July 7, 2020 cancellation; June 2, 2021 return notice)State Fair of Texas 2020	State Fair of Texas (nonprofit)	Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizer	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	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. SEC-20-GM-033	Homepage notice: the State Fair of Texas will not open for the 2020 seasonState Fair of Texas	State Fair of Texas (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit)	Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizer	July 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. TX-051	Proclamation renewing the COVID-19 disaster declarationA proclamation renewing the declaration stating that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	July 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-026	Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of July 14, 2020Health Authority Emergency Rules (face coverings outside the residence; site rules: face coverings, disinfection, gatherings of ten or less…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Fifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-018)
Harris County Commissioners Court (agenda letter of June 22, 2020 and order), Order Extending Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency to August 26, 2020 (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-019)
County Judge KP George, Extension of the Order of the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding the Use of Facial Protection (county posting) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-067)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Fourth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-10, GA-27 and GA-28) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-030)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-020)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-12 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-031)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Fifth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-032)
C3 Presents, Austin City Limits Music Festival site as captured July 3, 2020: 'Austin City Limits Music Festival will no longer take place in 2020'; return Oct. 1-3 and 8-10, 2021 (July 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-17-GM-039)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-071)
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)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20200702-017 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-010)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Outdoor Gatherings Order (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-021)
ASHRAE, ASHRAE, press release, "ASHRAE's First-Ever Virtual Conference Is Proving to Be a Success" (July 3, 2020): 2,505 registered participants; live event June 29-July 2, 2020 (Ex. SEC-12-GM-018)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-29 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. TX-022)
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)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Supplement to Executive Order NW-12 (foreclosure sale of July 7, 2020 postponed) (July 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-033)
State Fair of Texas (board of directors), State Fair of Texas release, '2020 State Fair of Texas Canceled Due to COVID-19 Concerns' (July 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-GM-020)
State Fair of Texas, State Fair of Texas 2020 Canceled COVID 19 (July 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-26-GM-003)
Mayor Jane Hughson, Mayor's Third Public Health Advisory Related to COVID-19 (July 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-090)
State Fair of Texas (nonprofit), Dallas Morning News, 'The State Fair of Texas is officially canceled' (July 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-06-GM-019)
State Fair of Texas (nonprofit), State Fair of Texas, 'COVID-19 Updates: Until We Meet Again in 2021' (July 7, 2020 cancellation; June 2, 2021 return notice) (Ex. SEC-06-GM-036)
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)
State Fair of Texas (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit), Homepage notice: the State Fair of Texas will not open for the 2020 season (July 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-GM-033)
Governor Greg Abbott, Proclamation renewing the COVID-19 disaster declaration (July 10, 2020) (Ex. TX-051)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification, Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of July 14, 2020 (Ex. MET-AUS-026)

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