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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. 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. 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-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-DFW-058	Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyCity Council continuation (to May 15, 2020) and Third Amended Declaration (gatherings 10) (Mar. 19, 2020)	Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration)	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-040	Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencySecond Amended Declaration (gatherings 10)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-059	Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyFourth Amended Declaration (Mar. 21, 2020)	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-048	Revised Order: Court Operations effective March 24, 2020Revised Order (Court Operations)	Harris County (Office of the County Engineer, for the courts)	Harris County, Texas (district and county courts)Court	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-088	CapMetro press release: 'CapMetro Fare-Free Service to Continue Through May'Release confirming fare suspension from April 1, 2020 through May 2020, rear-door boarding, essential trips only, and mandatory face…	Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro)	Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority service area (Austin and suburbs)Sector regulator	Apr. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-010	Addendum to Exhibit 1 of the Fifth Declaration (Addendum to Stay Home Work Safe Measures): long-term care staff, enforcement by certificate of occupancy, food and household-staples retailAddendum to Stay Home Work Safe Measures	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-065	Notification to use Fabric Face Coverings in Public Settings - April 6, 2020 DirectivesNotification and directives recommending fabric face coverings in public settings for the public and for Critical Infrastructure and…	Travis County (Office of the County Judge) with the Austin-Travis County Health Authority; issued under Stay Home Order 2020-5	Travis County and City of Austin, TexasCounty	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q2	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-004	Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200413-009Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face coverings)	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-040	County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe)Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face-covering requirements; all gatherings prohibited)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Apr. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-013	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (cloth face coverings from Apr. 17, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-014	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (Apr. 17, 2020; Commissioners Court changes)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-015	Supplemental Executive Order NW-06 (cloth face coverings; emergency maximum occupancy; golf courses)Supplemental Executive Order NW-06 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003	News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening)Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (State agency)State	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-014	Second Addendum to Exhibit 1 of the Fifth Declaration (Addendum to Stay Home Work Safe Measures, Public Use of Face Coverings; occupancy; golf courses)Addendum to Stay Home Work Safe Measures: Public Use of Face Coverings	Mayor Ron Nirenberg	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-046	Executive Order GA-15Relating to hospital capacity and personal protective equipment	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-012	Executive Order GA-15Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitHealth care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-016	VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020VIA Customers Required to Wear Face Covering Beginning Wednesday	VIA Metropolitan Transit	VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-015	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (Reopened Services; Retail-to-Go from Apr. 24, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-063	Seventh Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencySeventh Amended Declaration (Apr. 23, 2020; Retail-to-Go under GA-16)	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DFW-016	Rules for Reopened ServicesRules for Reopened Services (Retail-to-Go, delivery, mail)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	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)
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)
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)
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)
Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration), Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-058)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-040)
Mayor Betsy Price, Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-059)
Harris County (Office of the County Engineer, for the courts), Revised Order: Court Operations effective March 24, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-048)
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro), CapMetro press release: 'CapMetro Fare-Free Service to Continue Through May' (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-088)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Addendum to Exhibit 1 of the Fifth Declaration (Addendum to Stay Home Work Safe Measures): long-term care staff, enforcement by certificate of occupancy, food and household-staples retail (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-010)
Travis County (Office of the County Judge) with the Austin-Travis County Health Authority; issued under Stay Home Order 2020-5, Notification to use Fabric Face Coverings in Public Settings - April 6, 2020 Directives (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-065)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200413-009 (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-004)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe) (Apr. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-040)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-013)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-014)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Supplemental Executive Order NW-06 (cloth face coverings; emergency maximum occupancy; golf courses) (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-015)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, News release, 'Texas State Parks Reopen for Day-Use' (conditions of reopening) (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-003)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Second Addendum to Exhibit 1 of the Fifth Declaration (Addendum to Stay Home Work Safe Measures, Public Use of Face Coverings; occupancy; golf courses) (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-014)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-15 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-046)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-15 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-012)
VIA Metropolitan Transit, VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-016)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-015)
Mayor Betsy Price, Seventh Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-063)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Rules for Reopened Services (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-016)

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