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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-AUS-075	County Judge Order Relating to the COVID-19 and Mask to be Safe at School (Hays County)Mask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in all public and charter schools K-12 in Hays County; local disaster declaration…	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, TexasCounty	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child care	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-DFW-031	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Modifying Order on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder Modifying the Face-Mask Order (Aug. 16, 2021, 'in compliance with the Texas Supreme Court stay order')	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-031	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted August 17, 2021 (amending the rule of August 11, 2021)Health Authority Rules (face coverings in public schools, public charter schools and public colleges during Stages 3, 4 and 5; effective…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes)	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-053	Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 17, 2021)Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules and Orders for public schools, charter schools and public colleges…	Travis County Commissioners Court	Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges)County	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-039	County Judge's Eighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County BuildingsEighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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. SEC-10-GM-022	OTC 2021 Held August Houston Thank You ReleaseOTC 2020 (Offshore Technology Conference)	Offshore Technology Conference (sponsoring societies led by SPE)	Houston (NRG Park), TXOrganizer	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-032	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules effective August 21, 2021 (amending the rule of August 17, 2021)Health Authority Rules (face coverings in public schools, public charter schools and public colleges during Stages 3, 4 and 5; effective…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes)	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-054	Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 24, 2021)Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules and Orders for schools and colleges issued August 23, 2021…	Travis County Commissioners Court	Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges)County	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-055	Amended Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Adopting New Policies, Procedures and Requirements Concerning the Wearing of Face Coverings in Designated Travis County Facilities (August 24, 2021)Face coverings required of County employees and members of the public entering or inside designated Travis County facilities (amending…	Travis County Commissioners Court	Travis County, Texas (designated County facilities)County	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-063	Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filings	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-052	Executive Order GA-39Relating to prohibiting vaccine mandates and vaccine passports	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-GM-021	State Fair of Texas release, 'State Fair of Texas Health and Safety Briefing: 30 Days Until the Fair' (Aug. 25, 2021)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	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. TX-037	Executive Order GA-39Relating to prohibiting vaccine mandates and vaccine passports subject to legislative action	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	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. MET-HOU-062	Release: Travis County Court Grants Temporary Injunction in Favor of Harris County in Mask Mandate LawsuitHarris County Attorney release on the Aug. 27, 2021 temporary injunction	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-038	Proclamation renewing the COVID-19 disaster declarationA proclamation renewing the declaration stating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Aug. 29, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-048	Message to the HISD community on virtual instruction (Aug. 19, 2021)Temporary virtual instruction for quarantined students; virtual academy for immunocompromised students under twelve from August 30, 2021	Superintendent Millard House II	Houston Independent School District, TexasCity	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-042	News release, 'After more than a year of suspending disconnects for nonpayment, CPS Energy will resume normal billing operations in September' (July 28, 2021)Disconnection suspension since March 2020 to end in September 2021, beginning with large and industrial commercial customers; late fees…	CPS Energy	CPS Energy (San Antonio), TexasCity	July 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-053	Public Health Guidance, 2021-22 school year (version of September 2, 2021; earlier versions Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021)Public Health Guidance (September 2, 2021)	Texas Education Agency (TEA)	TexasSector regulator	Sept. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, County Judge Order Relating to the COVID-19 and Mask to be Safe at School (Hays County) (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-075)
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)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Modifying Order on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-031)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted August 17, 2021 (amending the rule of August 11, 2021) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-031)
Travis County Commissioners Court, Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 17, 2021) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-053)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Eighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Buildings (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-039)
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)
Offshore Technology Conference (sponsoring societies led by SPE), OTC 2021 Held August Houston Thank You Release (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. SEC-10-GM-022)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules effective August 21, 2021 (amending the rule of August 17, 2021) (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-032)
Travis County Commissioners Court, Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 24, 2021) (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-054)
Travis County Commissioners Court, Amended Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Adopting New Policies, Procedures and Requirements Concerning the Wearing of Face Coverings in Designated Travis County Facilities (August 24, 2021) (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-055)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate Prohibition (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-063)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-39 (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-052)
State Fair of Texas (board of directors), State Fair of Texas release, 'State Fair of Texas Health and Safety Briefing: 30 Days Until the Fair' (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. SEC-08-GM-021)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-39 (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. TX-037)
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)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Travis County Court Grants Temporary Injunction in Favor of Harris County in Mask Mandate Lawsuit (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-062)
Governor Greg Abbott, Proclamation renewing the COVID-19 disaster declaration (Aug. 29, 2021) (Ex. TX-038)
Superintendent Millard House II, Message to the HISD community on virtual instruction (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-048)
CPS Energy, News release, 'After more than a year of suspending disconnects for nonpayment, CPS Energy will resume normal billing operations in September' (July 28, 2021) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-042)
Texas Education Agency (TEA), Public Health Guidance, 2021-22 school year (version of September 2, 2021; earlier versions Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021) (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. TX-053)

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