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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. MET-AUS-063	Travis County Judge memorandum to Travis County employees on temporary teleworking arrangements (March 16, 2020)Directive implementing temporary teleworking for County employees whose duties are conducive to working from home	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, Texas (County government workforce)County	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandate	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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-008	Press release: TDLR moving employees to remote work in response to COVID-19 (customer service lobby closed to the public; PSI practical exams unavailable in Amarillo and McAllen; reduced seats at other centers)TDLR moving employees to remote work in response to COVID-19	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateCourts and public officesOther	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. MET-DFW-089	Release: DART Continues Full Services for North Texas Riders; Emphasizes Social Distancing (with note of the Apr. 6 modified service)DART social-distancing directives to riders (Mar. 20, 2020)	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Dallas Area Rapid Transit service area (13 cities)Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. TX-003	Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-084	Industry Notice 2020-04Treasury Memo Designates Financial Services Sector Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers	Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner	Texas; Texas Department of BankingSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Stay-at-homeOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-005	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay SafeStay Home Stay Safe Order	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-088	Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday ServiceTRE modified weekday schedule from Mar. 23, 2020	DART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE)	Dallas-Fort Worth (Trinity Railway Express)Sector regulator	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-090	A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective Monday, March 23, 2020DCTA modified service (schedule and map) from Mar. 23, 2020	Denton County Transportation Authority	Denton County Transportation Authority service areaSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-003	Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200324-007Stay Home - Work Safe Order (shelter in place; non-essential business must cease; gatherings and travel prohibited)	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-039	County Judge Order No. 2020-5: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe)Stay Home - Work Safe Order (shelter in place; non-essential business must cease; gatherings and travel prohibited)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-042	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home)Executive Order: stay at home; non-essential businesses close to the public (Mar. 24, 2020)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-043	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home, amended and signed Mar. 24, 2020)Amended stay-at-home Executive Order (Mar. 24, 2020)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-060	Fifth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe MeasuresFifth Amended Declaration: Stay at Home, Work Safe (Mar. 24, 2020)	Mayor Betsy Price	City of Fort Worth, TexasCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-068	Second Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-02), Stay Home Work SafeSecond Executive Order: all persons ordered to stay home except for essential activities; all businesses ordered to take distancing measures…	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	Collin County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-005	Stay Home, Work Safe OrderOrder of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Stay Home, Work Safe	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, Texas (adopted by the City of Houston)County	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-046	Release: Mayor Turner Asks Houstonians to Follow Stay Home, Work Safe OrderCity of Houston adopts the Stay Home, Work Safe Order	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-055	Galveston County Stay at Home OrderStay at Home Order	County Judge Mark Henry	Galveston County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-006	Emergency Order No. 5: Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Stay Home Work Safe MeasuresDeclaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (Emergency Order #5)	Mayor Ron Nirenberg, in coordination with the Local Health Authority and the Director of the Metropolitan Health District	City of San Antonio, TexasCity	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-007	Executive Order NW-03 (Stay Home Work Safe)Executive Order NW-03 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	County Judge Nelson W. Wolff	Bexar County, TexasCounty	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering cap	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-077	Executive Order AE-20-03-24, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order Amendment (STAY AT HOME)Executive Order AE-20-03-24: Stay at Home (Mar. 24, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-078	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order (Mar. 27, 2020; through Mar. 31; golf courses closed)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-074	Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County ('Stay Home to Save Lives')Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesCourts 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)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Judge memorandum to Travis County employees on temporary teleworking arrangements (March 16, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-063)
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 Licensing and Regulation, Press release: TDLR moving employees to remote work in response to COVID-19 (customer service lobby closed to the public; PSI practical exams unavailable in Amarillo and McAllen; reduced seats at other centers) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-008)
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)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Release: DART Continues Full Services for North Texas Riders; Emphasizes Social Distancing (with note of the Apr. 6 modified service) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-089)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. TX-003)
Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-04 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-084)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay Safe (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-005)
DART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE), Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday Service (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-088)
Denton County Transportation Authority, A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective Monday, March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-090)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200324-007 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-003)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-5: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-039)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-042)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home, amended and signed Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-043)
Mayor Betsy Price, Fifth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe Measures (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-060)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Second Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-02), Stay Home Work Safe (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-068)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Stay Home, Work Safe Order (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-005)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Asks Houstonians to Follow Stay Home, Work Safe Order (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-046)
County Judge Mark Henry, Galveston County Stay at Home Order (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-055)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, in coordination with the Local Health Authority and the Director of the Metropolitan Health District, Emergency Order No. 5: Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19, with Exhibit 1 Stay Home Work Safe Measures (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-006)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-03 (Stay Home Work Safe) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-007)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order AE-20-03-24, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order Amendment (STAY AT HOME) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-077)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-078)
County Judge KP George, Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County ('Stay Home to Save Lives') (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-074)

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