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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-AUS-035	Travis County Declaration of Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of local state of disaster based on public health emergency (SXSW and the Spring Festival period recited)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-001	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-001	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-066	County Judge KP George's Declaration of a Local State of Disaster (county posting)Declaration of a Local State of Disaster	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-002	Declaration of Public Health Emergency (declaration of local state of disaster)Declaration of Public Health Emergency	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-077	Order Declaring a Local State of Disaster for Williamson County, TexasDeclaration of a local state of disaster for Williamson County	Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr.	Williamson County, TexasCounty	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-069	Hays County Local Disaster DeclarationDeclaration of a local state of disaster for Hays County	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, TexasCounty	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-066	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyCollin County Declaration of Local Disaster (adopted Mar. 16, 2020)	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-074	Court Order 20-020, Disaster DeclarationCommissioners Court renewal of the disaster declaration 'until cancelled' (Mar. 17, 2020)	Denton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads and Commissioners Coleman, Marchant, Mitchell, Edmondson)	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-048	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (June 25, 2020)Executive Order requiring every entity providing goods or services to the public to adopt a Health and Safety Policy with face coverings	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	June 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-020	Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face CoveringsAmended Order Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	July 1, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-071	Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020)Proclamation permitting outdoor gatherings in excess of 10 people in Collin County under the GA-28 amendment	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	July 2, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-022	Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain BusinessesOrder of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain Businesses	Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority, City/County of Dallas (Dallas County Health and Human Services)	Dallas County and City of Dallas, TexasCounty	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-023	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Health and Safety Policies for Businesses and Face CoveringsSupplemental Order on Health and Safety Policies for Businesses and Face Coverings (Aug. 4, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-024	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay SafeSupplemental Order on Continuing Requirements (Aug. 4, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-025	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesAmended Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Aug. 4, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-023	Order Extending Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face CoveringsOrder Extending Amended Order Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 26, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
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. 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-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. 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. 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

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Declaration of Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-035)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-001)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-001)
County Judge KP George, County Judge KP George's Declaration of a Local State of Disaster (county posting) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-066)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Declaration of Public Health Emergency (declaration of local state of disaster) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-002)
Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr, Order Declaring a Local State of Disaster for Williamson County, Texas (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-077)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, Hays County Local Disaster Declaration (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-069)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-066)
Denton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads and Commissioners Coleman, Marchant, Mitchell, Edmondson), Court Order 20-020, Disaster Declaration (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-074)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (June 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-048)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings (July 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-020)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-071)
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority, City/County of Dallas (Dallas County Health and Human Services), Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain Businesses (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-022)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Health and Safety Policies for Businesses and Face Coverings (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-023)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay Safe (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-024)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-025)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order Extending Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings (Aug. 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-023)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)

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