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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. SEC-20-GM-010	Convention news page: 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show moved to Aug. 10-12, 2021Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show	National Cattlemen's Beef Association	San Antonio (2020); Nashville (2021), TX / TNOrganizer	Dec. 2, 2020	2020 Q4	Organizer notice	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-053	Executive Order NW-18Executive Order NW-18 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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-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. SEC-20-GM-006	Homepage notice: Commodity Classic Announces Transition to Digital Experience; In-Person 2021 Event Will Not Take Place Due to COVID-19 RestrictionsCommodity Classic (corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers' convention and trade show)	National Corn Growers Association and American Soybean Association (with NAWG and National Sorghum Producers)	San Antonio, TXOrganizer	Dec. 17, 2020	2020 Q4	Organizer notice	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. 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
Ex. MET-AUS-046	County Judge Order 2020-23: Relating to Stage 5 COVID-19 Community RestrictionsStage 5 COVID-19 Community Restrictions (stay-home urging 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; recommended modified operations for restaurants, retail…	Travis County Judge Andy Brown	Travis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)County	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-055	Executive Order NW-19 (area of high hospitalization: 50 percent occupancy; bars closed)Executive Order NW-19 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Dec. 28, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-029	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Occupancy of a Premises Order (Jan. 5, 2021 sales)	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Dec. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-030	Amended Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Amended Occupancy of a Premises Order (Jan. 5, 2021 sales)	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Jan. 4, 2021	2021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-028	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	Jan. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Emergency declaration	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. SEC-17-GM-102	SXSW site as captured Jan. 15, 2021: 'SXSW Online: March 16-20, 2021'SXSW (Austin): the conference, festival and trade-show engagement of the Texas event-production trade	SXSW, LLC; City of Austin and Travis County	Austin, TXOrganizer	Jan. 15, 2021	2021 Q1	Organizer notice	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-AUS-016	Order No. 20210128-025 (Notices to Vacate)Order prohibiting landlords from issuing notices to vacate and taking related actions (supersedes Order No. 20201217-022)	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Jan. 28, 2021	2021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-031	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Occupancy of a Premises Order (Feb. 2, 2021 sales)	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Jan. 29, 2021	2021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read

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)
National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Convention news page: 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show moved to Aug. 10-12, 2021 (Dec. 2, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-GM-010)
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)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-18 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-053)
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)
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)
National Corn Growers Association and American Soybean Association (with NAWG and National Sorghum Producers), Homepage notice: Commodity Classic Announces Transition to Digital Experience; In-Person 2021 Event Will Not Take Place Due to COVID-19 Restrictions (Dec. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-GM-006)
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)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-014)
Travis County Judge Andy Brown, County Judge Order 2020-23: Relating to Stage 5 COVID-19 Community Restrictions (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-046)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-19 (area of high hospitalization: 50 percent occupancy; bars closed) (Dec. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-055)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises) (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-029)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Amended Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises) (Jan. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-030)
Governor Greg Abbott, Proclamation renewing the COVID-19 disaster declaration (Jan. 5, 2021) (Ex. TX-028)
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)
SXSW, LLC; City of Austin and Travis County, SXSW site as captured Jan. 15, 2021: 'SXSW Online: March 16-20, 2021' (Ex. SEC-17-GM-102)
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)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20210128-025 (Notices to Vacate) (Jan. 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-016)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises) (Jan. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-031)

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