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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-AUS-057	County Judge Order No. 2020-6 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19Order prohibiting the issuance of notices to vacate and related landlord actions (through May 8, 2020)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-040	County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe)Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face-covering requirements; all gatherings prohibited)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-013	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (cloth face coverings from Apr. 17, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-019	Executive Order GA-16Relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. TX-010	Executive Order GA-16Relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-070	Executive Order CH-04Executive Order CH-04: First Executive Order expires Apr. 30, 2020	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-017	Special Order 2020 SO 07: Supplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 PandemicSupplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 Pandemic	Administrative Judge John A. Longoria	Bexar County Courts at Law (Civil and Criminal), Courts 1-15Court	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-101	TxDOT 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update' (captured Apr. 25, 2020): Travel Information Center lobbies closed until further notice; safety rest areas open but groups over 10 barred 'per government requirements'; office-based employees at all TxDOT locations directed to telework; in-person public meetings and hearings postponed, Commission meetings virtual; ferries on regular schedule 'but may be reduced based on demand,' drivers to remain in vehiclesCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update - TxDOT's precautionary actions (Travel Information Centers closed; rest areas; offices teleworking; public…	Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); Texas Transportation Commission	Texas (statewide: Travel Information Centers, safety rest areas, TxDOT offices, ferries at Galveston-Port Bolivar and Port Aransas)State	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-064	Misc. Docket No. 20-9059, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwelfth Emergency Order (in-person proceedings barred contrary to OCA guidance; eviction suspension continued; possession orders)	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-011	Executive Order GA-18 (Apr. 27, 2020), para. 2(i)Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. TX-058	Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-011	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Temporarily Controlling the Occupancy of a Premises (May 5, 2020 sales)	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-035	Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020Telework for selected employees; in-person unit interviews suspended (video or telephone); in-person office interviews of offender families…	Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer)	Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; State levelState	May 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-014	Executive Order GA-21Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	May 5, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-041	County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders)Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders (May 8 to June 15, 2020)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-064	County Judge Order No. 2020-9 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19Order prohibiting the issuance of notices to vacate and related landlord actions (through June 1, 2020)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-016	Executive Order GA-23Relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	May 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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. MET-DFW-019	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing RequirementsSupplemental Order on Continuing Requirements (May 20, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-018	Executive Order GA-25Relating to the closing of county and municipal jails to in-person visitation in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-059	Seventeenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9071Seventeenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	May 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-086	COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County JudiciaryOperating plan for the Hays County courts (remote proceedings; no non-essential in-person proceedings before June 1, 2020; staff face…	Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County)	Hays County, Texas (county judiciary)Court	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	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. TX-019	Executive Order GA-26Relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-015	County Judge's Third Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening at County BuildingsThird Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening at County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	June 11, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-6 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19 (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-057)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-040)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-013)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-16 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-019)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-16 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-010)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Executive Order CH-04 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-070)
Administrative Judge John A. Longoria, Special Order 2020 SO 07: Supplemental Standing Order Regarding Operations of County Courts at Law During COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-017)
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update' (captured Apr. 25, 2020): Travel Information Center lobbies closed until further notice; safety rest areas open but groups over 10 barred 'per government requirements'; office-based employees at all TxDOT locations directed to telework; in-person public meetings and hearings postponed, Commission meetings virtual; ferries on regular schedule 'but may be reduced based on demand,' drivers to remain in vehicles (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-101)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-064)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-18 (Apr. 27, 2020), para. 2(i) (Ex. TX-011)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twelfth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9059 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. TX-058)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises) (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-011)
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer), Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-035)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-21 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. TX-014)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-041)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-9 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-064)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-23 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. TX-016)
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)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-019)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-25 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. TX-018)
Supreme Court of Texas, Seventeenth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9071 (May 26, 2020) (Ex. TX-059)
Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County), COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County Judiciary (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-086)
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)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-26 (June 3, 2020) (Ex. TX-019)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Third Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening at County Buildings (June 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-015)

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