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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-AUS-029	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (face coverings; site rules; continuing through April 15, 2021)	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott)	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
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-SAT-001	Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1 and application for temporary restraining order (City release of March 2, 2020)City of San Antonio issues Public Health Emergency Declaration and sought temporary restraining order to keep quarantine in effect for…	Mayor Ron Nirenberg (City news release describing Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1)	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Mar. 2, 2020		Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-027	Health Authority Order of Control Measures for In-Person School Campus InstructionOrder barring on-campus, face-to-face instruction and extracurricular activities in all public and private schools in Travis County until…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Health Authority)	Travis County, Texas (all independent school districts and private schools operating in Travis County)County	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Business closureSchools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-032	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules effective August 21, 2021 (amending the rule of August 17, 2021)Health Authority Rules (face coverings in public schools, public charter schools and public colleges during Stages 3, 4 and 5; effective…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes)	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-034	Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Healthcare FacilitiesControl measures on all healthcare facilities in Travis County (signage, sanitizer, symptom screening of every employee, patient, visitor…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Interim Health Authority)	Travis County, Texas (all healthcare facilities)County	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	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-AUS-028	Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of August 14, 2020Health Authority Emergency Rules (supersede the July 14, 2020 rules; face coverings outside the residence; site rules; school provisions)	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), with City Manager and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-031	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted August 17, 2021 (amending the rule of August 11, 2021)Health Authority Rules (face coverings in public schools, public charter schools and public colleges during Stages 3, 4 and 5; effective…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes)	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-048	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted April 13, 2021Health Authority Rules (face coverings outside the residence; fully-vaccinated exceptions; household isolation; site rules; school…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	Apr. 13, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	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-038	Order of the Local Health Authority for Harris County Regarding Public SchoolsOrder of the Local Health Authority for Harris County Regarding Public Schools	Harris County Local Health Authority, Janeana White, M.D.	Harris County, Texas (including the City of Houston)County	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-004	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.084Application of Control Measures to Property	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-001	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.002Responsibility of State and Public	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code, Title 2, Subtitle D, Chapter 81, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-005	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085Area Quarantine; Criminal Penalty	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-033	Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Vulnerable Populations at Long-Term Care Facilities and/or Nursing Homes (facility-directed template)Control measures on long-term care facilities and nursing homes (signage, sanitizer, entry screening, critical-assistance visitors only…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Health Authority)	Austin and Travis County, Texas (long-term care facilities and nursing homes)County	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
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-DFW-026	Order Rescinding the July 16, 2020, Order of the Local Health Authority for Public and Private SchoolsOrder Rescinding the July 16, 2020 School Order (Aug. 10, 2020)	Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority (Dallas County Health and Human Services)	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Aug. 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-064	Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020)Resolution extending the public health emergency coterminous with the Governor's State of Disaster and superseding all prior declarations	Fort Worth City Council	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	May 1, 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-SAT-019	Sixth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting GA-18), with Exhibit 1Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (6th Declaration)	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Apr. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. TX-052	SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance	Texas Education Agency (TEA)	TexasSector regulator	July 28, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities'TDCJ directed to temporarily suspend inmate fees for health care services related to COVID-19	Governor Greg Abbott	Texas (Governor; Texas Department of Criminal Justice); State levelState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-003	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.083Application of Control Measures to Individual	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	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

Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-029)
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)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg (City news release describing Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1), Public Health Emergency Declaration No. 1 and application for temporary restraining order (City release of March 2, 2020) (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-001)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Health Authority), Health Authority Order of Control Measures for In-Person School Campus Instruction (July 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-027)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules effective August 21, 2021 (amending the rule of August 17, 2021) (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-032)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Interim Health Authority), Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Healthcare Facilities (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-034)
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)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), with City Manager and City Attorney certification, Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of August 14, 2020 (Aug. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-028)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted August 17, 2021 (amending the rule of August 11, 2021) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-031)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification, Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted April 13, 2021 (Apr. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-048)
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)
Harris County Local Health Authority, Janeana White, M.D, Order of the Local Health Authority for Harris County Regarding Public Schools (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-038)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.084 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-004)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code, Title 2, Subtitle D, Chapter 81, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.002 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-001)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-005)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Health Authority), Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Vulnerable Populations at Long-Term Care Facilities and/or Nursing Homes (facility-directed template) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-033)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Declaration of Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-035)
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority (Dallas County Health and Human Services), Order Rescinding the July 16, 2020, Order of the Local Health Authority for Public and Private Schools (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-026)
Fort Worth City Council, Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-064)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-001)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Sixth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting GA-18), with Exhibit 1 (Apr. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-019)
Texas Education Agency (TEA), SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020) (Ex. TX-052)
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities' (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.083 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-003)
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)

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