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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. 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. 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-AUS-062	Fourth Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (effective March 1, 2021)Fourth Amended Emergency Order (all hearings and trials held remotely; remote jury trials; in-person proceedings not to resume until safe)	Travis County Civil and Family Courts	Travis County, Texas (Civil and Family District Courts and County Courts at Law)Court	Mar. 1, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	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. MET-SAT-059	Executive Order NW-20 (post-GA-34: Health and Safety Policy posting continues; county facilities)Executive Order NW-20 of Bexar County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Mar. 9, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-051	Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person ProceedingsModification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-037	Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled BuildingsOrder Requiring Fever and Health Screenings and Face Coverings in County Buildings	Harris County Commissioners Court	Harris County, TexasCounty	May 25, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TX-064	Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9060Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-069	Misc. Docket No. 21-9060, Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterThirty-Eighth Emergency Order (in force June 1-Aug. 1, 2021: remote participation; local health protocols; jury proceedings under approved…	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	May 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-041	Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9078 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program)Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-C-070	Misc. Docket No. 21-9079, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterFortieth Emergency Order (Aug. 1-Oct. 1, 2021: remote jury proceedings; juror technology access; local plans expire Sept. 1 unless…	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-057	Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County JudiciarySecond Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County Judiciary	Local Administrative District Judge Tracy A. Gilbert	Montgomery County, Texas (district courts, county courts at law, justice courts)Court	Aug. 1, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-085	Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-040	Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-063	Special Order of the Bexar County Local Administrative Judge suspending in-person jury serviceOrder of the Bexar County Local Administrative Judge Suspending Jury Service	Bexar County Local Administrative Judge	Bexar County courts (District, County and Justice courts)Court	Aug. 4, 2021	2021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-072	Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency (eviction cases)Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency	The Justices of the Peace of Bexar County (Tejeda, Rodriguez, Vazquez, Wentworth, Lopez)	Justice of the Peace Courts, Bexar County, TexasCourt	Aug. 5, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-067	Executive Order NW-21Executive Order NW-21 of Bexar County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-068	Fourteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19Fourteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-024	Mask to be Safe at City Facilities Order No. 20210811-033Mask to be Safe at City Facilities (face coverings required on or in City property)	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-052	County Judge Order 2021-09; Relating to COVID-19 and Requirement to Wear Face Coverings in Travis County FacilitiesFace coverings required of employees, visitors and customers in designated Travis County facilities	Travis County Judge Andy Brown	Travis County, Texas (designated County facilities)County	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-052	Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety ProtocolsOrder Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (face coverings in courthouses)	Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer	Harris County, Texas (all courthouses)Court	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-044	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0686 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (Dallas County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Dallas County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. TX-045	Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (City of San Antonio and Bexar County mask order)Order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Bexar County temporary restraining order of August 10, 2021	Supreme Court of Texas	TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-039	County Judge's Eighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County BuildingsEighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Buildings	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

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)
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)
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)
Travis County Civil and Family Courts, Fourth Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (effective March 1, 2021) (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-062)
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)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-20 (post-GA-34: Health and Safety Policy posting continues; county facilities) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-059)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-051)
Harris County Commissioners Court, Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled Buildings (May 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-037)
Supreme Court of Texas, Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9060 (May 26, 2021) (Ex. TX-064)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9060, Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (May 26, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-069)
Supreme Court of Texas, Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9078 (Texas Eviction Diversion Program) (July 19, 2021) (Ex. TX-041)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (July 19, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-070)
Local Administrative District Judge Tracy A. Gilbert, Second Amended Minimum Standard Health Protocols for the Montgomery County Judiciary (Aug. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-057)
Supreme Court of Texas, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079 (July 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-085)
Supreme Court of Texas, Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079 (July 19, 2021) (Ex. TX-040)
Bexar County Local Administrative Judge, Special Order of the Bexar County Local Administrative Judge suspending in-person jury service (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-063)
The Justices of the Peace of Bexar County (Tejeda, Rodriguez, Vazquez, Wentworth, Lopez), Fifth Order Regarding Court Proceedings Pending COVID-19 State of Emergency (eviction cases) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-072)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-21 (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-067)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Fourteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-068)
Mayor Steve Adler, Mask to be Safe at City Facilities Order No. 20210811-033 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-024)
Travis County Judge Andy Brown, County Judge Order 2021-09; Relating to COVID-19 and Requirement to Wear Face Coverings in Travis County Facilities (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-052)
Harris County Local Administrative Judge Robert K. Schaffer, Order of the Harris County Local Administrative Judge Concerning Additional Health and Safety Protocols (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-052)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0686 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (Dallas County mask order) (Ex. TX-044)
Supreme Court of Texas, Stay order, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687 (Tex. Aug. 15, 2021) (City of San Antonio and Bexar County mask order) (Ex. TX-045)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Eighth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Buildings (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-039)

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