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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-08-040	Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements	Governor Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-002	Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551)Governor Abbott Allows Virtual And Telephonic Open Meetings To Maintain Government Transparency	Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General)	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-068	TxDMV COVID-19 page (June 2020); TX-069 (waiver ends Apr. 14, 2021)COVID-19: Title and Registration Services (June 2020)	Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver)	TexasSector regulator	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-069	TxDMV notice: The Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements Ends April 14, 2021 (as archived March 30, 2021)The Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements Ends April 14, 2021	Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver)	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	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. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051	Harris County Sheriff's Office, 'Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19' (as archived Apr. 10, 2020)Public access to storefronts and substations restricted; jail visitation suspended (attorney-client interviews and essential visits…	Harris County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Ed Gonzalez)	Harris County, Texas (Sheriff's Office; Harris County Jail); county levelCounty	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044	Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020)Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via Videoconference	Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension)	Texas (Governor)State	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	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. 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. 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. 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. MET-AUS-061	Third Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (filed June 15, 2020; effective June 29, 2020)Third Amended Emergency Order (in-person hearings suspended to June 29, 2020; jury trials to at least August 17, 2020; remote hearings…	Travis County Civil and Family Courts (District Judges and County Court at Law Judges)	Travis County, Texas (Civil and Family District Courts and County Courts at Law)Court	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-018	County Judge's Fifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsFifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	June 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061	Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020)Texas Board of Law Examiners - All Announcements (2020 bar exam chronology)	Texas Board of Law Examiners	Texas; Board of Law Examiners (agency of the Supreme Court of Texas)Court	July 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-050	Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling ProceduresInclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures	Harris County Board of District Judges	Harris County, Texas (district courts)Court	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-047	Executive Order NW-15Executive Order NW-15 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Sept. 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TX-060	Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9113 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program)Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Sept. 17, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-048	Amended Executive Order NW-15Amended Executive Order NW-15 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Sept. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-049	Tenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-14, GA-30, GA-31 and the CDC eviction order)Tenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Sept. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-025	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Occupancy of a Premises Order (Oct. 6, 2020 sales)	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Sept. 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-050	Executive Order NW-16Executive Order NW-16 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Oct. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-026	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Occupancy of a Premises Order (Nov. 3, 2020 sales)	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Oct. 29, 2020	2020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-067	Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwenty-Ninth Emergency Order (no justice or municipal court jury proceedings before Feb. 1, 2021; district-court jury proceedings only under…	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-061	Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Nov. 11, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read

Texas Legislature (Government Code ch. 418), Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.018(c) and 418.108(g) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-011)
Governor Abbott, Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-040)
Governor Greg Abbott (at the request of the Office of the Attorney General), Suspension of Texas Open Meetings Act provisions (Gov't Code ch. 551) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. TX-002)
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver), TxDMV COVID-19 page (June 2020); TX-069 (waiver ends Apr. 14, 2021) (June 1, 2020) (Ex. TX-068)
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (implementing Governor Abbott's March 16, 2020 waiver), TxDMV notice: The Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements Ends April 14, 2021 (as archived March 30, 2021) (Mar. 20, 2021) (Ex. TX-069)
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)
Harris County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Ed Gonzalez), Harris County Sheriff's Office, 'Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19' (as archived Apr. 10, 2020) (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051)
Governor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension), Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020) (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044)
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)
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)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-25 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. TX-018)
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)
Travis County Civil and Family Courts (District Judges and County Court at Law Judges), Third Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (filed June 15, 2020; effective June 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-061)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Fifth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-018)
Texas Board of Law Examiners, Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020) (July 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061)
Harris County Board of District Judges, Harris County District Courts Inclement Weather, Emergency, and Public Health Scheduling Procedures (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-050)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-15 (Sept. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-047)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twenty-Seventh Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9113 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program) (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-060)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Amended Executive Order NW-15 (Sept. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-048)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Tenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-14, GA-30, GA-31 and the CDC eviction order) (Sept. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-049)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises) (Sept. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-025)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-16 (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-050)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises) (Oct. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-026)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-067)
Supreme Court of Texas, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135 (Nov. 11, 2020) (Ex. TX-061)

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