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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009	TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020TDLR COVID-19 Information Page (updates through Oct. 13, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-011	Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g)Movement of People; Declaration of Local Disaster (control of movement of persons and occupancy of premises)	Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1987	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-002	News release, 'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-043	County Judge Order 2020-13: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Gatherings of Individuals Order)Gatherings of Individuals Order (outdoor gatherings over 100 prohibited; socializing in groups over 10 prohibited; outdoor venues at 50…	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe	Travis County, TexasCounty	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. TX-006	Executive Order GA-11Relating to airport screening and self-quarantine during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-024	Executive Order GA-11Relating to airport screening and self-quarantine during the COVID-19 disaster (arrivals from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-025	Executive Order GA-12Relating to self-quarantine of persons entering Texas by road from Louisiana	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-026	Executive Order GA-20Relating to expanding travel without restrictions as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas (rescinding GA-12; restating GA-11 for…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-11-044	Executive Order GA-12Relating to roadway screening and self-quarantine during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TX-007	Executive Order GA-12Relating to roadway screening and self-quarantine during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. TX-013	Executive Order GA-20Relating to expanding travel without restrictions 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	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	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. TX-017	Executive Order GA-24Relating to the termination of air travel restrictions as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19…	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	May 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantine	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. TX-021	Executive Order GA-28Relating to the targeted response to the COVID-19 disaster as part of the reopening of Texas	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. TX-023	Executive Order GA-30Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopens	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TX-025	Executive Order GA-32Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopens	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Oct. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TX-034	House Bill 1239 (Act of June 16, 2021): prohibited closure of places of worshipRelating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship	Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), House Bill 1239, signed by Governor Abbott	TexasState	June 16, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Events and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-035	Executive Order GA-37Relating to the transportation of migrants during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	July 28, 2021	2021 Q3	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-085	1st Amendment to 4th Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben BecerraAmendment continuing the 4th Order through July 20, 2020 and prohibiting outdoor gatherings of 100 or more in the unincorporated areas of…	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (Emergency Management Director)	Hays County, Texas (unincorporated areas for the gathering rule; county-wide continuation of the 4th Order)County	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-017	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened ServicesSupplemental Order on Reopened Services (25 percent occupancy; Minimum Standard Health Protocols made mandatory)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	May 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007	Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled)TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat: Agency Approves Temporary Distance Learning, Cancels Events and Meetings	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis)	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
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-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-SAT-060	Thirteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-20, GA-34, the CDC eviction order and the CDC conveyance mask order)Thirteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Mar. 9, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009)
Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, at the direction of Governor Greg Abbott, News release, 'Texas State Parks Temporarily Close to the Public' (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-002)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge Order 2020-13: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Gatherings of Individuals Order) (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-043)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-11 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. TX-006)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-11 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-024)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-12 (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-025)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-20 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-026)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-12 (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. SEC-11-044)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-12 (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. TX-007)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-20 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. TX-013)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-23 (May 18, 2020) (Ex. TX-016)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-24 (May 21, 2020) (Ex. TX-017)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-26 (June 3, 2020) (Ex. TX-019)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-28 (June 26, 2020) (Ex. TX-021)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-30 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-023)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-32 (Oct. 7, 2020) (Ex. TX-025)
Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), House Bill 1239, signed by Governor Abbott, House Bill 1239 (Act of June 16, 2021): prohibited closure of places of worship (Ex. TX-034)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-37 (July 28, 2021) (Ex. TX-035)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (Emergency Management Director), 1st Amendment to 4th Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-085)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened Services (May 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-017)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis), Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007)
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)
County Judge Mark Henry, Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-056)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Thirteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-20, GA-34, the CDC eviction order and the CDC conveyance mask order) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-060)

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