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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-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. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045	Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all schools and district offices March 13 through March 30, 2020	Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan)	Houston Independent School District, Texas (independent school district)City	Mar. 12, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007	Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled)TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat: Agency Approves Temporary Distance Learning, Cancels Events and Meetings	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis)	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009	TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020TDLR COVID-19 Information Page (updates through Oct. 13, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-034	Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Healthcare FacilitiesControl measures on all healthcare facilities in Travis County (signage, sanitizer, symptom screening of every employee, patient, visitor…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Interim Health Authority)	Travis County, Texas (all healthcare facilities)County	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-002	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Community Gatherings)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 500 or more persons	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	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-AUS-036	County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 250 persons or more	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062	UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020)Suspension and then cancellation of all UIL athletic and academic contests for spring 2020 following GA-08 and GA-16	University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt)	University Interscholastic League (a part of The University of Texas at Austin, Tex. Educ. Code s. 33.083); State levelState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-003	Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Community Gatherings of 50; restaurants take-out only; bars closed)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-001	Order by the Mayor of the City of Austin (unnumbered; received by the Office of the City Clerk March 17, 2020, 8:27 a.m.)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 10 or more persons; closing common dining areas and bar premises	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesCourts and public offices	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. TX-049	Emergency Rule, 28 TAC § 35.1 (Telemedicine and Telehealth Services), TDI No. 2020-6287Chapter 35, Subchapter A, COVID-19 Emergency Rules: Telemedicine and Telehealth Services	Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner of Insurance	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-070	Order by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (1st COVID-19 order; March 17, 2020)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of ten or more persons anywhere within Hays County	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, Texas (county-wide; stricter municipal orders control within city limits)County	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-004	Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Recreational Gatherings of 10; gyms closed; county tax and passport offices closed)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-039	First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencyFirst Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, theaters, gyms closed; 50 percent/125 occupancy caps)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-057	Second Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencySecond Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, amusement, theaters, gyms, private clubs closed; 50 percent/125…	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-003	Fourth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Emergency MeasuresDeclaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (Fourth Declaration)	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	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. MET-DFW-075	Executive Order AE-20-03-18 (first amendment)Executive Order AE-20-03-18: community gatherings of 50 and recreational gatherings of 10 prohibited (Mar. 18, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	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-HEALTH-BOARDS-016	Emergency Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 291.30 (Medication Limitations)22 TAC § 291.30. Medication Limitations (chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine dispensing restricted)	Texas State Board of Pharmacy (emergency board business meeting of Mar. 20, 2020)	Texas State Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	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-051	TDLR Massage Therapy program page as captured Apr. 27, 2020: 'Texas Massage Establishments Closed From March 20 to April 3'; 'Clarification of Massage Therapy Services Allowed' (medical necessity only under GA-15 and GA-16); continuing education waived; remote instructionTDLR massage-therapy COVID-19 closure and medical-necessity guidance (Mar. 20 - Apr. 27, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (licensing authority for massage therapists and massage establishments under Tex. Occ. Code ch. 455); State levelSector regulator	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read

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)
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)
Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan), Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis), Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Interim Health Authority), Health Authority Order of Control Measures for Healthcare Facilities (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-034)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Community Gatherings) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-002)
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)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-036)
University Interscholastic League (Executive Director Charles Breithaupt), UIL COVID-19 Information: suspension of all UIL sanctioned contests (March 13-19, 2020) and cancellation of spring activities (April 17, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-062)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-003)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order by the Mayor of the City of Austin (unnumbered; received by the Office of the City Clerk March 17, 2020, 8:27 a.m.) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-001)
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)
Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner of Insurance, Emergency Rule, 28 TAC § 35.1 (Telemedicine and Telehealth Services), TDI No. 2020-6287 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. TX-049)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, Order by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (1st COVID-19 order; March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-070)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-004)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-039)
Mayor Betsy Price, Second Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-057)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Fourth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Emergency Measures (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-003)
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)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order AE-20-03-18 (first amendment) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-075)
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)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy (emergency board business meeting of Mar. 20, 2020), Emergency Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 291.30 (Medication Limitations) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-016)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, Minutes, Emergency Board Business Meeting held via videoconference, Mar. 20, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-019)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR Massage Therapy program page as captured Apr. 27, 2020: 'Texas Massage Establishments Closed From March 20 to April 3'; 'Clarification of Massage Therapy Services Allowed' (medical necessity only under GA-15 and GA-16); continuing education waived; remote instruction (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-051)

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