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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. AGY-ST-COURTS-043	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issuesBulletin ceasing orders for designated-doctor examinations, suspending all scheduled RME, DD and referral examinations, tolling…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (State workers' compensation regulator and adjudicator; statewide)Court	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-044	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Labor Code and DWC Rules Related to Workers' CompensationBulletin announcing the Governor's suspension of specified Labor Code provisions and DWC rules (deadlines and in-person requirements) for…	Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)Court	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensationBulletin implementing the Governor's suspension of the 10-day exposure-testing requirement for emergency responders' workers' compensation…	Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation	Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation (statewide)Court	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	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. MET-AUS-086	COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County JudiciaryOperating plan for the Hays County courts (remote proceedings; no non-essential in-person proceedings before June 1, 2020; staff face…	Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County)	Hays County, Texas (county judiciary)Court	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts 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. 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-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-SAT-065	Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment, City of San Antonio and Bexar County v. Greg Abbott, Cause No. 2021-CI-16133, with Exhibits 1 (GA-38), 2 (Declaration of Dr. Junda Woo), 3 (Declaration of City Manager Erik Walsh), 4 (Declaration of County Judge)Plaintiffs' Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment	City of San Antonio and Bexar County (plaintiffs); Hon. Antonia Arteaga (TRO and temporary injunction)	45th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, TexasCourt	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-069	In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TROIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0687 (stay order)	Supreme Court of Texas	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	Aug. 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-070	Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CVGreg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, Order of August 19, 2021	Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.)	Fourth Court of Appeals, San AntonioCourt	Aug. 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-071	In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court's August 19, 2021 orderIn re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, No. 21-0720 (stay order)	Supreme Court of Texas	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	Aug. 26, 2021	2021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-054	Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanSecond Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan	Harris County Local Administrative District Judge	Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-074	Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, 648 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2021), affirming the temporary injunctionAbbott v. City of San Antonio, No. 04-21-00342-CV, Opinion (Delivered and Filed November 10, 2021)	Fourth Court of Appeals (Martinez, C.J.; Chapa and Rios, JJ.)	Fourth Court of Appeals, San AntonioCourt	Nov. 10, 2021		Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-075	Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and Bexar County, No. 21-1079, vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunctionAbbott v. City of San Antonio and Bexar County, No. 21-1079 (Tex. June 30, 2023)	Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.)	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	June 30, 2023		Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-076	Opinion, Greg Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023), holding the Disaster Act authorized GA-38's prohibition of local mask requirementsAbbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023)	Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.; Lehrmann, J., concurring)	Supreme Court of TexasCourt	June 30, 2023		Other	Primary source read

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)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0010-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - workers' compensation issues (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-043)
Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0012-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of Certain Provisions of the Labor Code and DWC Rules Related to Workers' Compensation (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-044)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensation (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045)
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)
Hays County judiciary (local administrative district judge and courts of Hays County), COVID-19 Operating Plan for the Hays County Judiciary (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-086)
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)
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 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)
City of San Antonio and Bexar County (plaintiffs); Hon. Antonia Arteaga (TRO and temporary injunction), Verified Original Petition and Application for Temporary Restraining Order, Temporary Injunction, and Declaratory Judgment, City of San Antonio and Bexar County v. Greg Abbott, Cause No. 2021-CI-16133, with Exhibits 1 (GA-38), 2 (Declaration of Dr. Junda Woo), 3 (Declaration of City Manager Erik Walsh), 4 (Declaration of County Judge) (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-065)
Supreme Court of Texas, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0687, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the TRO (Aug. 15, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-069)
Fourth Court of Appeals (Rios, Watkins, Rodriguez, JJ.), Order granting Appellees' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Order to Maintain Temporary Injunction in Effect Pending Disposition of Interlocutory Appeal, No. 04-21-00342-CV (Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-070)
Supreme Court of Texas, In re Greg Abbott, No. 21-0720, order granting emergency motion for temporary relief and staying the Fourth Court's August 19, 2021 order (Aug. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-071)
Harris County Local Administrative District Judge, Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating Plan (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-054)
Fourth Court of Appeals (Martinez, C.J.; Chapa and Rios, JJ.), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, 648 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2021), affirming the temporary injunction (Nov. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-074)
Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and Bexar County, No. 21-1079, vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunction (June 30, 2023) (Ex. MET-SAT-075)
Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.; Lehrmann, J., concurring), Opinion, Greg Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023), holding the Disaster Act authorized GA-38's prohibition of local mask requirements (Ex. MET-SAT-076)

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