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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-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-HOU-005	Stay Home, Work Safe OrderOrder of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Stay Home, Work Safe	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, Texas (adopted by the City of Houston)County	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-074	Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County ('Stay Home to Save Lives')Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-007	Temporary Closure of Harris County Parks OrderTemporary Closure of Harris County Parks	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-056	Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 DisasterOrder Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster	County Judge Mark Henry	Galveston County, TexasCounty	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-008	Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Use of Face CoveringsUse of Face Coverings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-009	Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Use of Face CoveringsAmended Order Use of Face Coverings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-012	Fourth Amended Stay Home, Work Safe OrderFourth Amended Stay Home, Work Safe Order	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	May 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-016	Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face CoveringsOrder Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	June 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-064	Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding Use of Facial Protection (county posting)Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding Use of Facial Protection	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	June 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-017	County Judge's Fourth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsFourth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	June 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	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
Ex. MET-HOU-018	County Judge's Fifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsFifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-067	Extension of the Order of the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding the Use of Facial Protection (county posting)Extension of the Order Regarding the Use of Facial Protection	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	June 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-HOU-021	Outdoor Gatherings OrderOrder of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Outdoor Gatherings Order	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	July 3, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-040	Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Harris County and the City of Houston Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private SchoolsJoint Control Order Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private Schools	Local Health Authorities for Harris County and for the City of Houston	Harris County and City of Houston, TexasCounty	July 24, 2020	2020 Q3	Schools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-047	Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face MasksHPD directed to issue warnings and $250 citations under the State mask order	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-HOU-034	County Judge's Seventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsSeventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Mar. 9, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-065	Fort Bend County Local Mask Order (county posting)Fort Bend County Local Mask Order	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 9, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-051	Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person ProceedingsModification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-037	Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled BuildingsOrder Requiring Fever and Health Screenings and Face Coverings in County Buildings	Harris County Commissioners Court	Harris County, TexasCounty	May 25, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace 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)
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)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Stay Home, Work Safe Order (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-005)
County Judge KP George, Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County ('Stay Home to Save Lives') (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-074)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Temporary Closure of Harris County Parks Order (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-007)
County Judge Mark Henry, Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-056)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Use of Face Coverings (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-008)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Use of Face Coverings (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-009)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Fourth Amended Stay Home, Work Safe Order (May 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-012)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-016)
County Judge KP George, Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding Use of Facial Protection (county posting) (June 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-064)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Fourth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-017)
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)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Fifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-018)
County Judge KP George, Extension of the Order of the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding the Use of Facial Protection (county posting) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-067)
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)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Outdoor Gatherings Order (July 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-021)
Local Health Authorities for Harris County and for the City of Houston, Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Harris County and the City of Houston Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private Schools (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-040)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face Masks (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-047)
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)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Seventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-034)
County Judge KP George, Fort Bend County Local Mask Order (county posting) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-065)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-051)
Harris County Commissioners Court, Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled Buildings (May 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-037)

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