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ExhibitInstrumentIssuerJurisdictionIssuedQuartersLimitationsGradeFile
Ex. MET-HOU-001Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyMar. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-066County Judge KP George's Declaration of a Local State of Disaster (county posting)Declaration of a Local State of DisasterCounty Judge KP GeorgeFort Bend County, TexasCountyMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-065Fort Bend County Local Mask Order (county posting)Fort Bend County Local Mask OrderCounty Judge KP GeorgeFort Bend County, TexasCountyMar. 9, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-037Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled BuildingsOrder Requiring Fever and Health Screenings and Face Coverings in County BuildingsHarris County Commissioners CourtHarris County, TexasCountyMay 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-038Order of the Local Health Authority for Harris County Regarding Public SchoolsOrder of the Local Health Authority for Harris County Regarding Public SchoolsHarris County Local Health Authority, Janeana White, M.D.Harris County, Texas (including the City of Houston)CountyAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-041Release: Alarming Increase in COVID-19 Cases Results in Local Health Authority Ordering Use of Face Masks in SchoolsHCPH release on the LHA school mask orderHarris County Public HealthHarris County, TexasCountyAug. 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-039County 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 BuildingsCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-063Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filingsHarris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)Harris County, TexasCountyAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-062Release: Travis County Court Grants Temporary Injunction in Favor of Harris County in Mask Mandate LawsuitHarris County Attorney release on the Aug. 27, 2021 temporary injunctionHarris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)Harris County, TexasCountyAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source

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