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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-060	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Announces National Guard Deployment in Support of COVID-19 Response'Deployment of three Joint Task Force Brigades (72nd IBCT, 56th IBCT, 176th Engineer Brigade) operating ten general support units; initial…	Governor Greg Abbott (with Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General)	Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard); State levelState	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19'Activation of the Texas National Guard 'to be prepared to assist with response efforts for COVID-19'; health-care workers and first…	Governor Greg Abbott	Texas (Governor; Texas Military Department / Texas National Guard); State levelState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-042	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Announce COVID-19 Mobile Testing Sites'Mobilization of more than 1,200 Guard personnel in 25 mobile testing teams (45 members each) to sites identified by DSHS, in support of TDEM…	Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas National Guard (Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General)	Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard; Texas Department of State Health Services; Texas Division of Emergency Management); State levelState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	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. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-062	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Launch Disinfection Mission For Nursing Facilities'Activation of Guard Facilities Disinfection Teams (Joint Task Force 176) to disinfect nursing homes in coordination with HHSC; recital of…	Governor Greg Abbott (with Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris)	Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard; Health and Human Services Commission); State levelState	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-063	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Announces White House Title 32 Extension Of Texas National Guard COVID-19 Mission'Federal funding of the Texas National Guard's COVID-19 mission extended through the end of 2020; recital of missions: field testing…	Governor Greg Abbott	Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard); State levelState	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-019	Minutes, Emergency Board Business Meeting held via videoconference, Mar. 20, 2020Minutes of the Emergency Board Business Meeting under the authority of the Governor's Proclamation of Emergency Disaster: adoption of…	Texas State Board of Pharmacy	Texas State Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-049	Suspension of 22 TAC § 174.5(e)(2)(A) (telephone refills of chronic-pain prescriptions without an in-person visit), granted Mar. 19, 2020TMB Waiver for Chronic Pain Patients Granted by Governor Abbott (Mar. 19, 2020)	Texas Medical Board (press release announcing the Governor's approval of the Board's requested suspension)	Texas Medical Board (waiver granted by the Governor at the Board's request); State levelSector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersOther	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. MET-AUS-005	Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200508-011Stay Home - Work Safe Order (Governor's reopening phase incorporated; distancing, hygiene and face-covering behaviors ordered; test-result…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-038	City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's Executive Orders, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (revised July 30, 2021)Emergency Regulations FAQ as revised July 30, 2021	City of Dallas	City of Dallas, TexasCity	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issuesBulletin ceasing orders for designated-doctor examinations, suspending all scheduled RME, DD and referral examinations, tolling…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (State workers' compensation regulator and adjudicator; statewide)Court	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
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-HEALTH-BOARDS-018	TSBP notification: Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications (COVID-19 disaster)Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications: 30-day emergency refills without prescriber authorization during the Governor's declared…	Texas State Board of Pharmacy	Texas State Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	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. TX-054	Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General) as published in the Texas Register of Sept. 4, 2020 (effective Aug. 25, 2020)Emergency Rule 108.7 in response to Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-19	Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE)	TexasSector regulator	Aug. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TX-056	TSBDE 'Important COVID-19 Information' page (emergency rule history and expiration statement)Important COVID-19 Information: Emergency Rule 108.7 effective Feb. 19, 2021, expired June 18, 2021; Emergency Rule 108.7 in response to…	Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE)	TexasSector regulator	June 18, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-050	Texas Medical Board 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response' page as captured July 3, 2020 (announcements; emergency rules 22 TAC §§ 174.5, 187.2, 187.6, 187.16, 190.8(2)(U); disaster licensing; renewal extensions)TMB COVID-19 Response page: chronology of the Board's emergency rules and waivers, Mar. 14 - July 1, 2020	Texas Medical Board	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	July 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-035	City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021)FAQ: Federal Orders, Governor's Executive Orders, County's Order Regarding Face Coverings, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (rev. Feb.…	City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management)	City of Dallas, TexasCity	Feb. 26, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-048	Emergency re-adoption of the amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), July 1, 2020TMB Extends Emergency Rule Related to Issuance of Prescriptions (July 1, 2020)	Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office)	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	July 1, 2020	2020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-013	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0005-20 (updated March 19, 2020)COVID-19 testing and preparation	Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan (with Governor Greg Abbott)	Texas; Texas Department of Insurance (State insurance regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-042	County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and OrderMandatory Health and Safety Policies for Commercial Entities (face coverings of employees and visitors)	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe	Travis County, Texas (including all municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)County	June 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	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. MET-AUS-044	County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community RestrictionsCOVID-19 Community Restrictions Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; face coverings; business Health and Safety Policies; December 16, 2020…	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order)	Travis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)County	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-047	Executive Order GA-19Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitHealth care orders	Primary source read

Governor Greg Abbott (with Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General), Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Announces National Guard Deployment in Support of COVID-19 Response' (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-060)
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041)
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas National Guard (Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General), Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Announce COVID-19 Mobile Testing Sites' (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-042)
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)
Governor Greg Abbott (with Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris), Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott, Texas National Guard Launch Disinfection Mission For Nursing Facilities' (May 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-062)
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Announces White House Title 32 Extension Of Texas National Guard COVID-19 Mission' (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-063)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, Minutes, Emergency Board Business Meeting held via videoconference, Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-019)
Texas Medical Board (press release announcing the Governor's approval of the Board's requested suspension), Suspension of 22 TAC § 174.5(e)(2)(A) (telephone refills of chronic-pain prescriptions without an in-person visit), granted Mar. 19, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-049)
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)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200508-011 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-005)
City of Dallas, City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's Executive Orders, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (revised July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-038)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issues (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043)
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)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, TSBP notification: Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications (COVID-19 disaster) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-018)
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)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE), Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General) as published in the Texas Register of Sept. 4, 2020 (effective Aug. 25, 2020) (Ex. TX-054)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE), TSBDE 'Important COVID-19 Information' page (emergency rule history and expiration statement) (June 18, 2021) (Ex. TX-056)
Texas Medical Board, Texas Medical Board 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response' page as captured July 3, 2020 (announcements; emergency rules 22 TAC §§ 174.5, 187.2, 187.6, 187.16, 190.8(2)(U); disaster licensing; renewal extensions) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-050)
City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management), City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-035)
Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office), Emergency re-adoption of the amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), July 1, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-048)
Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan (with Governor Greg Abbott), Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0005-20 (updated March 19, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-013)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge Order 2020-12: Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Commercial Entities, Supplemental to Order No. 2020-11, COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines and Order (June 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-042)
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)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order), County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community Restrictions (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-044)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-047)

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