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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-HOU-044	Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-001	Order by the Mayor of the City of Austin (unnumbered; received by the Office of the City Clerk March 17, 2020, 8:27 a.m.)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 10 or more persons; closing common dining areas and bar premises	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-045	Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through April	Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-057	Second Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencySecond Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, amusement, theaters, gyms, private clubs closed; 50 percent/125…	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-003	Fourth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Emergency MeasuresDeclaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (Fourth Declaration)	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-058	Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyCity Council continuation (to May 15, 2020) and Third Amended Declaration (gatherings 10) (Mar. 19, 2020)	Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration)	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-062	Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19 until April 30 (Current Declaration summary, English and Spanish)City summary of the stay-home declaration as extended to Apr. 30, 2020	City of Fort Worth (official summary of the Sixth Amended Declaration)	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-043	Fourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses and City PremisesFourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses…	Mayor Sylvester Turner	City of Houston, TexasCity	June 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-044)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order by the Mayor of the City of Austin (unnumbered; received by the Office of the City Clerk March 17, 2020, 8:27 a.m.) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-001)
Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release), Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through April (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-045)
Mayor Betsy Price, Second Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-057)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Fourth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Emergency Measures (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-003)
Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration), Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-058)
City of Fort Worth (official summary of the Sixth Amended Declaration), Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19 until April 30 (Current Declaration summary, English and Spanish) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-062)
Mayor Sylvester Turner, Fourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses and City Premises (June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-043)

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