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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-AUS-047	Resolution and Renewal of Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance, Authorizing Enforcement (March 9, 2021)Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules for unincorporated Travis County (March 4 to April 15, 2021) as…	Travis County Commissioners Court	Travis County, Texas (unincorporated areas)County	Mar. 9, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-053	Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 17, 2021)Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules and Orders for public schools, charter schools and public colleges…	Travis County Commissioners Court	Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges)County	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008	DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020)Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster: Calls on Texans to stay home and limit gatherings to 10 people	Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-054	Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 24, 2021)Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules and Orders for schools and colleges issued August 23, 2021…	Travis County Commissioners Court	Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges)County	Aug. 24, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-073	Health Advisory (schools) replacing the Health Directive of August 10, 2021Bexar County Health Authority Health Advisory, October 1, 2021	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	Oct. 1, 2021		Schools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-007	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.024Duties (of a health authority)	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 121, Local Public Health Reorganization Act)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-066	Health Directive: universal indoor masking and quarantine in all K-12 public schoolsBexar County Health Authority Health Directive Dated August 10, 2021	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority for Bexar County and the City of San Antonio	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-026	Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of July 14, 2020Health Authority Emergency Rules (face coverings outside the residence; site rules: face coverings, disinfection, gatherings of ten or less…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-002	Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082Department's Duty; Administration of Control Measures	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E, Control)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-019	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted May 18, 2021Health Authority Rules (face coverings indoors at every site and outdoors where more than 2,500 present; site distancing, signage, hygiene…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	May 18, 2021	2021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-056	Fourth Amended Health Directive Related to School SystemsFourth Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems Dated Feb. 2, 2021	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Bexar County Health Authority	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-020	Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers	Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services	TexasState	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-008	Order No. 20200617-014 (Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Business Employees and Patrons)Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Business Employees and Patrons, supplemental to Order No. 20200615-013	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	June 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-030	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted August 11, 2021Health Authority Rules (face coverings required of students, staff and visitors over two in public schools during Stages 3, 4 and 5…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes, Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-022	Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain BusinessesOrder of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain Businesses	Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority, City/County of Dallas (Dallas County Health and Human Services)	Dallas County and City of Dallas, TexasCounty	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-006	Emergency Order No. 5: Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Stay Home Work Safe MeasuresDeclaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (Emergency Order #5)	Mayor Ron Nirenberg, in coordination with the Local Health Authority and the Director of the Metropolitan Health District	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-036	Health Directive (schools): no on-campus instruction until after September 7, 2020Health Directive	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority for Bexar County and the City of San Antonio	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	July 17, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-040	Amended Health Directive (schools; Red, Yellow and Green Zones)Amended Health Directive Dated August 7, 2020	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q3	Schools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-044	Amended Health Directive (schools) dated September 3, 2020Amended Health Directive Dated Sept. 3, 2020	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	Sept. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Schools and child careEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-15-090	TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation)TEA SY 2020-21 Public Health Planning Guidance and 2021-22 updates	Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath)	TexasSector regulator	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TX-009	Declaration of Public Health Disaster (March 19, 2020), renewed at 30-day intervalsDeclaration of Public Health Disaster	Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (John Hellerstedt, M.D.)	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding duty	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TX-018	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.0145 (with §§ 437.002 and 437.016)Emergency Suspension or Closing Order; Enforcement of State Law by County or Public Health District; Criminal Penalty	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 437, Regulation of Food Service Establishments, Retail Food Stores, Mobile Food Units, and Roadside Food Vendors)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1999	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	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-SAT-054	Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems dated December 8, 2020Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems Dated Dec. 8, 2020	C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority	Bexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)County	Dec. 8, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Schools and child careEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-016	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.011Nuisance	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

Travis County Commissioners Court, Resolution and Renewal of Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance, Authorizing Enforcement (March 9, 2021) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-047)
Travis County Commissioners Court, Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 17, 2021) (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-053)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D, DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-008)
Travis County Commissioners Court, Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 24, 2021) (Aug. 24, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-054)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority, Health Advisory (schools) replacing the Health Directive of August 10, 2021 (Oct. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-073)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 121, Local Public Health Reorganization Act), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.024 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-007)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority for Bexar County and the City of San Antonio, Health Directive: universal indoor masking and quarantine in all K-12 public schools (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-066)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification, Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of July 14, 2020 (Ex. MET-AUS-026)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E, Control), Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-002)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification, Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted May 18, 2021 (Ex. MET-AUS-019)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Bexar County Health Authority, Fourth Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-056)
Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-020)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20200617-014 (Mandatory Health & Safety Policies for Business Employees and Patrons) (June 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-008)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes, Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification, Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted August 11, 2021 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-030)
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority, City/County of Dallas (Dallas County Health and Human Services), Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain Businesses (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-022)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, in coordination with the Local Health Authority and the Director of the Metropolitan Health District, Emergency Order No. 5: Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Stay Home Work Safe Measures (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-006)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority for Bexar County and the City of San Antonio, Health Directive (schools): no on-campus instruction until after September 7, 2020 (July 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-036)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority, Amended Health Directive (schools; Red, Yellow and Green Zones) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-040)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority, Amended Health Directive (schools) dated September 3, 2020 (Sept. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-044)
Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath), TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation) (Ex. SEC-15-090)
Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (John Hellerstedt, M.D.), Declaration of Public Health Disaster (March 19, 2020), renewed at 30-day intervals (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-009)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 437, Regulation of Food Service Establishments, Retail Food Stores, Mobile Food Units, and Roadside Food Vendors), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.0145 (with §§ 437.002 and 437.016) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-018)
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)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority, Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems dated December 8, 2020 (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-054)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.011 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-016)

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