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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-01-049	Executive Order GA-31Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster (areas with high hospitalizations)	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-015	Executive Order GA-31Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. TX-024	Executive Order GA-31Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care orders	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. 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. SEC-01-050	Executive Order GA-32Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopens (areas with high hospitalizations)	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Oct. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-016	Executive Order GA-32Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopens	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Oct. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. TX-025	Executive Order GA-32Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopens	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Oct. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-046	Message to HISD parents on in-person or virtual instruction selection (Sept. 16, 2020)Virtual instruction for the first six weeks; families required to elect in-person or virtual instruction for the second six weeks beginning…	Houston ISD	Houston Independent School District, TexasCity	Sept. 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child care	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. MET-SAT-052	Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-16, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32; curfews; hospital reserve)Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-028	County Judge's Sixth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsSixth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Nov. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-027	Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations for Trauma Service Area E Triggers Mandatory Capacity ReductionsTSA E high-hospitalization notice (Dec. 3, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins (release)	Dallas County, Texas (Trauma Service Area E)County	Dec. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-051	DSHS letter to Tarrant County Judge Whitley: TSA E an area with high hospitalizations under GA-32DSHS notice of GA-32 high-hospitalization status (TSA E) and 50 percent occupancy	Texas Department of State Health Services	Texas (Trauma Service Area E), addressed to Tarrant CountyState	Dec. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersAlcohol 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. TX-027	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	Dec. 6, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-054	Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems dated December 8, 2020Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems Dated Dec. 8, 2020	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child careEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	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. MET-AUS-029	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (face coverings; site rules; continuing through April 15, 2021)	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott)	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-013	Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-044	County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community RestrictionsCOVID-19 Community Restrictions Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; face coverings; business Health and Safety Policies; December 16, 2020…	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order)	Travis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)County	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-045	County Judge Order No. 2020-22 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19Order prohibiting notices to vacate and related landlord actions (December 17, 2020 through February 1, 2021)	Travis County Judge Andy Brown	Travis County, TexasCounty	Dec. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-014	Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5)Stage 5 Order: stay-home urging 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; recommended modified operations for restaurants, retail and schools	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read

Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-31 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-049)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-31 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-015)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-31 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-024)
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)
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)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-32 (Oct. 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-050)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-32 (Oct. 7, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-016)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-32 (Oct. 7, 2020) (Ex. TX-025)
Houston ISD, Message to HISD parents on in-person or virtual instruction selection (Sept. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-046)
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)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-16, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32; curfews; hospital reserve) (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-052)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Sixth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings (Nov. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-028)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins (release), Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations for Trauma Service Area E Triggers Mandatory Capacity Reductions (Dec. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-027)
Texas Department of State Health Services, DSHS letter to Tarrant County Judge Whitley: TSA E an area with high hospitalizations under GA-32 (Dec. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-051)
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)
Governor Greg Abbott, Proclamation renewing the COVID-19 disaster declaration (Dec. 6, 2020) (Ex. TX-027)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority, Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems dated December 8, 2020 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-054)
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)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-029)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-013)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order), County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community Restrictions (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-044)
Travis County Judge Andy Brown, County Judge Order No. 2020-22 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19 (Dec. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-045)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-014)

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