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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-TX-021	In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09)	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting)	Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)Court	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)Court	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040	Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement)Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates…	Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041	Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020)Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas	Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices)	Texas; Supreme Court of Texas (bar admission)Court	June 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-061	Third Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (filed June 15, 2020; effective June 29, 2020)Third Amended Emergency Order (in-person hearings suspended to June 29, 2020; jury trials to at least August 17, 2020; remote hearings…	Travis County Civil and Family Courts (District Judges and County Court at Law Judges)	Travis County, Texas (Civil and Family District Courts and County Courts at Law)Court	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061	Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020)Texas Board of Law Examiners - All Announcements (2020 bar exam chronology)	Texas Board of Law Examiners	Texas; Board of Law Examiners (agency of the Supreme Court of Texas)Court	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-050	Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling ProceduresInclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures	Harris County Board of District Judges	Harris County, Texas (district courts)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-060	Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9113 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program)Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-047	State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020)Corrected Opinion: El Paso County Judge's business-closure and curfew order conflicts with GA-32 and is preempted	Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.)	Texas (El Paso County)Court	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-067	Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwenty-Ninth Emergency Order (no justice or municipal court jury proceedings before Feb. 1, 2021; district-court jury proceedings only under…	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-061	Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-099	COVID-19 Operating Plan, Collin County Court System (2020)Collin County court system COVID-19 operating plan (2020)	Collin County Court System	Collin County, TexasCourt		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensation (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045)
Supreme Court of Texas (Hecht, C.J.), Misc. Docket No. 20-9069, Final Approval of the Rules Governing the Supervised Practice of Law by Qualified Law Students and Qualified Unlicensed Law School Graduates in Texas (preliminarily adopted Apr. 29, 2020 in Misc. Docket No. 20-9060 with the bar-exam postponement) (May 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-040)
Supreme Court of Texas (all nine Justices), Misc. Docket No. 20-9076, Order Amending Rule 11(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas (July and September 2020 examinations shortened and reweighted for COVID-19; exams set for July 28-29 and Sept. 9-10, 2020) (June 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-041)
Travis County Civil and Family Courts (District Judges and County Court at Law Judges), Third Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (filed June 15, 2020; effective June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-061)
Texas Board of Law Examiners, Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020) (July 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061)
Harris County Board of District Judges, Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-050)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9113 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-060)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.), State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020) (Ex. TX-047)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-067)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135 (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. TX-061)
Collin County Court System, COVID-19 Operating Plan, Collin County Court System (2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-099)

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