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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-HOU-044	Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-042	City of Houston Executive Order: Exercise of Mayor's Emergency Authority During a Local State of DisasterExercise of Mayor's Emergency Authority During a Local State of Disaster	Mayor Sylvester Turner	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-045	Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through April	Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-047	Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face MasksHPD directed to issue warnings and $250 citations under the State mask order	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-071	News release, 'City of Austin Utilities suspends disconnects amid COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020)Suspension of all utility disconnects for non-payment (electric, water, wastewater, solid waste)	City of Austin (Mayor Steve Adler; Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent), under the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by the City Council March 12, 2020	City of Austin Utilities (Austin Energy; Austin Water), Texas (municipally owned utilities)City	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-041	'March 11, 2020: Statement from CPS Energy: Update Regarding COVID-19'Suspension of energy disconnects effective immediately	CPS Energy (President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams), 'in partnership with San Antonio's Mayor and City Council'	CPS Energy (City Public Service Board of San Antonio), Texas (municipally owned electric and gas utility)City	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-016	Order No. 20210128-025 (Notices to Vacate)Order prohibiting landlords from issuing notices to vacate and taking related actions (supersedes Order No. 20201217-022)	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Jan. 28, 2021	2021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-013	Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-014	Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5)Stage 5 Order: stay-home urging 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; recommended modified operations for restaurants, retail and schools	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Stay-at-homeCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-017	Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20210216-026Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for business establishments; City…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Feb. 16, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-043	Fourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses and City PremisesFourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses…	Mayor Sylvester Turner	City of Houston, TexasCity	June 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-023	Eighth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting GA-26)Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (8th Declaration)	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	June 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limit	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-052	Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-16, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32; curfews; hospital reserve)Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Nov. 25, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-057	Twelfth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-19, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32, the CDC eviction order and the CDC conveyance mask order)Twelfth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Feb. 5, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	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
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. SEC-12-GM-102	SXSW home page as captured Mar. 2, 2021: "SXSW Online: March 16-20, 2021"; "Introducing SXSW Online, a digital experience from March 16-20, 2021 including keynotes, Conference sessions, Music Festival showcases, Film Festival screenings"SXSW 2020 Conference and Festivals and SXSW EDU (interactive, film and music; the marketing, media and technology industries' spring…	SXSW, LLC	Austin (Austin Convention Center and venues citywide), TXOrganizer	Mar. 2, 2021	2021 Q1	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-26-GM-005	Houston Livestock Show Rodeo 2021 UpdateHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo (the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo; junior market shows and auctions; horse show)	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo	Houston (NRG Park), TXOrganizer	Feb. 3, 2021	2021 Q1	Organizer notice	Primary source read
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-DFW-034	Ordinance No. 31521An ordinance providing for a COVID notice of possible eviction by residential landlords before a notice to vacate	Dallas City Council	City of Dallas, TexasCity	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	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. MET-DFW-036	Ordinance No. 31866, Rescission of the March 4, 2021 Emergency Regulations for Wearing Face Coverings in City Buildings and Facilities (Ordinance No. 31792)Rescission of Ordinance 31792 (face coverings in city buildings), effective May 21, 2021	Dallas City Council; Emergency Management Director Eric Johnson	City of Dallas, TexasCity	May 19, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-002	Declaration of Public Health Emergency (declaration of local state of disaster)Declaration of Public Health Emergency	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-017	KHOU, 'RodeoHouston 2021 canceled' (Feb. 3, 2021), reproducing the Rodeo's statementHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo (RODEOHOUSTON) 2020 and 2021	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo	Houston (NRG Park), TXOrganizer	Feb. 3, 2021	2021 Q1	Organizer notice	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-037	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, '2021 Rodeo Update' (Feb. 3, 2021): cancellation of the 2021 RodeoHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo (RODEOHOUSTON) 2020 and 2021	Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo	Houston (NRG Park), TXOrganizer	Feb. 3, 2021	2021 Q1	Organizer notice	Primary source read

Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-044)
Mayor Sylvester Turner, City of Houston Executive Order: Exercise of Mayor's Emergency Authority During a Local State of Disaster (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-042)
Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release), Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through April (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-045)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face Masks (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-047)
City of Austin (Mayor Steve Adler; Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent), under the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by the City Council March 12, 2020, News release, 'City of Austin Utilities suspends disconnects amid COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-071)
CPS Energy (President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams), 'in partnership with San Antonio's Mayor and City Council', 'March 11, 2020: Statement from CPS Energy: Update Regarding COVID-19' (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-041)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20210128-025 (Notices to Vacate) (Jan. 28, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-016)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-013)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5) (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-014)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20210216-026 (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-017)
Mayor Sylvester Turner, Fourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses and City Premises (June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-043)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Eighth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting GA-26) (June 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-023)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-16, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32; curfews; hospital reserve) (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-052)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Twelfth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-19, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32, the CDC eviction order and the CDC conveyance mask order) (Feb. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-057)
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)
Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
SXSW, LLC, SXSW home page as captured Mar. 2, 2021: "SXSW Online: March 16-20, 2021"; "Introducing SXSW Online, a digital experience from March 16-20, 2021 including keynotes, Conference sessions, Music Festival showcases, Film Festival screenings" (Ex. SEC-12-GM-102)
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show Rodeo 2021 Update (Feb. 3, 2021) (Ex. SEC-26-GM-005)
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)
Dallas City Council, Ordinance No. 31521 (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-034)
City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management), City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-035)
Dallas City Council; Emergency Management Director Eric Johnson, Ordinance No. 31866, Rescission of the March 4, 2021 Emergency Regulations for Wearing Face Coverings in City Buildings and Facilities (Ordinance No. 31792) (May 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-036)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Declaration of Public Health Emergency (declaration of local state of disaster) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-002)
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, KHOU, 'RodeoHouston 2021 canceled' (Feb. 3, 2021), reproducing the Rodeo's statement (Ex. SEC-06-GM-017)
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, '2021 Rodeo Update' (Feb. 3, 2021): cancellation of the 2021 Rodeo (Ex. SEC-06-GM-037)

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