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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ECO-C-070	Misc. Docket No. 21-9079, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterFortieth Emergency Order (Aug. 1-Oct. 1, 2021: remote jury proceedings; juror technology access; local plans expire Sept. 1 unless…	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-057	Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County JudiciarySecond Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County Judiciary	Local Administrative District Judge Tracy A. Gilbert	Montgomery County, Texas (district courts, county courts at law, justice courts)Court	Aug. 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-085	Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-040	Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-063	Special Order of the Bexar County Local Administrative Judge suspending in-person jury serviceOrder of the Bexar County Local Administrative Judge Suspending Jury Service	Bexar County Local Administrative Judge	Bexar County courts (District, County and Justice courts)Court	Aug. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-072	Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency (eviction cases)Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency	The Justices of the Peace of Bexar County (Tejeda, Rodriguez, Vazquez, Wentworth, Lopez)	Justice of the Peace Courts, Bexar County, TexasCourt	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-065	Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment, City of San Antonio and Bexar County v. Greg Abbott, Cause No. 2021-CI-16133, with Exhibits 1 (GA-38), 2 (Declaration of Dr. Junda Woo), 3 (Declaration of City Manager Erik Walsh), 4 (Declaration of County Judge)Plaintiffs' Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment	City of San Antonio and Bexar County (plaintiffs); Hon. Antonia Arteaga (TRO and temporary injunction)	45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, TexasCourt	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-052	Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (face coverings in courthouses)	Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer	Harris County, Texas (all courthouses)Court	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-069	In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TROIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0687 (stay order)	Supreme Court of Texas	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-044	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0686 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (Dallas County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Dallas County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-045	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (City of San Antonio and Bexar County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Bexar County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-053	Amended Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsAmended Order Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols	Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer	Harris County, Texas (all courthouses)Court	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-070	Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CVGreg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, Order of August 19, 2021	Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.)	Fourth Court of Appeals, San AntonioCourt	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-071	In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court's August 19, 2021 orderIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0720 (stay order)	Supreme Court of Texas	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-046	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720 (Tex. Aug. 26, 2021) (Fourth Court of Appeals' order maintaining the Bexar County temporary injunction)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court of Appeals' Rule 29.3 order of August 19, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-086	Forty-Second Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9118Forty-Second Emergency Order (renewing the Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order on the Texas Eviction Diversion Program)	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Sept. 21, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-095	Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CVFifth Court of Appeals order refusing to stop enforcement of the Dallas and Richardson ISD face-covering rules (Sept. 27, 2021)	Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell)	Texas (Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas)Court	Sept. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-054	Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanSecond Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-071	Misc. Docket No. 21-9119, Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterForty-Third Emergency Order (Oct. 1-Dec. 1, 2021)	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Sept. 21, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-065	Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9119Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Sept. 21, 2021		Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-074	Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, 648 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2021), affirming the temporary injunctionAbbott v. City of San Antonio, No. 04-21-00342-CV, Opinion (Delivered and Filed November 10, 2021)	Fourth Court of Appeals (Martinez, C.J.; Chapa and Rios, JJ.)	Fourth Court of Appeals, San AntonioCourt	Nov. 10, 2021		Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-066	Forty-Fourth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9139 (Eviction Diversion Program after TDHCA closure)Forty-Fourth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 10, 2021		Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-096	Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV, 665 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App.--Dallas Nov. 22, 2021) (Nowell, J.), vacated (Tex. June 30, 2023)Fifth Court of Appeals opinion (Nowell, J.) affirming the temporary injunction against GA-38 in favor of Dallas County (Nov. 22, 2021)	Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Opinion by Justice Nowell)	Texas (Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas)Court	Nov. 22, 2021		Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-067	Forty-Fifth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9145Forty-Fifth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 23, 2021		Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-060	Abbott v. Harris County, No. 03-21-00429-CV, 641 S.W.3d 514 (Tex. App.-Austin Jan. 6, 2022) (opinion affirming temporary injunction)Opinion, Abbott v. Harris County	Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas	Texas (Third Court of Appeals, Austin)Court	Jan. 6, 2022		Courts and public offices	Primary source read

Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (July 19, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-070)
Local Administrative District Judge Tracy A. Gilbert, Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County Judiciary (Aug. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-057)
Supreme Court of Texas, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079 (July 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-085)
Supreme Court of Texas, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079 (July 19, 2021) (Ex. TX-040)
Bexar County Local Administrative Judge, Special Order of the Bexar County Local Administrative Judge suspending in-person jury service (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-063)
The Justices of the Peace of Bexar County (Tejeda, Rodriguez, Vazquez, Wentworth, Lopez), Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency (eviction cases) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-072)
City of San Antonio and Bexar County (plaintiffs); Hon. Antonia Arteaga (TRO and temporary injunction), Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment, City of San Antonio and Bexar County v. Greg Abbott, Cause No. 2021-CI-16133, with Exhibits 1 (GA-38), 2 (Declaration of Dr. Junda Woo), 3 (Declaration of City Manager Erik Walsh), 4 (Declaration of County Judge) (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-065)
Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer, Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-052)
Supreme Court of Texas, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TRO (Aug. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-069)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0686 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (Dallas County mask order) (Ex. TX-044)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (City of San Antonio and Bexar County mask order) (Ex. TX-045)
Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer, Amended Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-053)
Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.), Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CV (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-070)
Supreme Court of Texas, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court's August 19, 2021 order (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-071)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720 (Tex. Aug. 26, 2021) (Fourth Court of Appeals' order maintaining the Bexar County temporary injunction) (Ex. TX-046)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Second Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9118 (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-086)
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell), Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-095)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-054)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9119, Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-071)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9119 (Sept. 21, 2021) (Ex. TX-065)
Fourth Court of Appeals (Martinez, C.J.; Chapa and Rios, JJ.), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, 648 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2021), affirming the temporary injunction (Nov. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-074)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Fourth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9139 (Eviction Diversion Program after TDHCA closure) (Nov. 10, 2021) (Ex. TX-066)
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Opinion by Justice Nowell), Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV, 665 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App.--Dallas Nov. 22, 2021) (Nowell, J.), vacated (Tex. June 30, 2023) (Ex. MET-DFW-096)
Supreme Court of Texas, Forty-Fifth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9145 (Nov. 23, 2021) (Ex. TX-067)
Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas, Abbott v. Harris County, No. 03-21-00429-CV, 641 S.W.3d 514 (Tex. App.-Austin Jan. 6, 2022) (opinion affirming temporary injunction) (Ex. MET-HOU-060)

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