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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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. 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-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-AUS-071	2nd Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (March 19, 2020)2nd Order Related to COVID-19 (content not readable)	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, TexasCounty	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-037	County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (Order 2020-3 per file name; County Clerk recording no. 202080456)Order prohibiting social gatherings of more than 10 people; closing common dining areas and bars; suspending local deadlines	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-091	County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (duplicate scan of Ex. MET-AUS-037; County Clerk recording no. 202080456)Order prohibiting social gatherings of more than 10 people; closing common dining areas and bars (duplicate of Ex. MET-AUS-037)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-002	Order No. 20200321-006Order prohibiting Social Gatherings of more than 10 people; retail distancing controls; Critical Infrastructure obligations; closure of…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-038	County Judge Order No. 2020-04: Related to Declaration regarding COVID-19 Response and PreparednessOrder prohibiting social gatherings of more than 10; Critical Infrastructure obligations (Exhibit B); closure of common dining areas and…	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesSupply chain	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-AUS-072	3rd Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra: 'Stay at Home, Work Safe'Stay at Home, Work Safe Order (stay home; non-essential businesses cease; travel prohibited; household isolation; elder-care visitor ban…	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra	Hays County, Texas (county-wide; stricter municipal orders control within city limits)County	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursQuarantine and isolation	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-AUS-005	Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200508-011Stay Home - Work Safe Order (Governor's reopening phase incorporated; distancing, hygiene and face-covering behaviors ordered; test-result…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-041	County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders)Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders (May 8 to June 15, 2020)	Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt	Travis County, TexasCounty	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-006	Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200529-012Stay Home - Work Safe Order (GA-23 Covered Services incorporated; distancing, hygiene and face-covering behaviors ordered)	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	May 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-007	Order No. 20200615-013Order requiring distancing, hygiene and face-covering behaviors; prohibiting socializing in groups of more than 10; Stage 4 alert	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	June 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-009	Order No. 20200626-016 (Stay Home, Mask, and Be Safe)Stay Home, Mask, and Be Safe Order of June 26, 2020	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-043	County Judge Order 2020-13: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Gatherings of Individuals Order)Gatherings of Individuals Order (outdoor gatherings over 100 prohibited; socializing in groups over 10 prohibited; outdoor venues at 50…	Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe	Travis County, TexasCounty	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-085	1st Amendment to 4th Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben BecerraAmendment continuing the 4th Order through July 20, 2020 and prohibiting outdoor gatherings of 100 or more in the unincorporated areas of…	Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (Emergency Management Director)	Hays County, Texas (unincorporated areas for the gathering rule; county-wide continuation of the 4th Order)County	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-010	Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20200702-017Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for all business establishments…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	July 2, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-026	Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of July 14, 2020Health Authority Emergency Rules (face coverings outside the residence; site rules: face coverings, disinfection, gatherings of ten or less…	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	July 14, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-028	Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of August 14, 2020Health Authority Emergency Rules (supersede the July 14, 2020 rules; face coverings outside the residence; site rules; school provisions)	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), with City Manager and City Attorney certification	City of Austin, TexasCity	Aug. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-029	Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (face coverings; site rules; continuing through April 15, 2021)	Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott)	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-013	Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for…	Mayor Steve Adler	City of Austin, TexasCity	Dec. 15, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-036)
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)
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)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, 2nd Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (March 19, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-071)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (Order 2020-3 per file name; County Clerk recording no. 202080456) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-037)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order of March 20, 2020 (duplicate scan of Ex. MET-AUS-037; County Clerk recording no. 202080456) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-091)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20200321-006 (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-002)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order No. 2020-04: Related to Declaration regarding COVID-19 Response and Preparedness (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-038)
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)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, 3rd Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra: 'Stay at Home, Work Safe' (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-072)
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)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200508-011 (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-005)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-8, Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home Order Consistent with and Guidance Beyond Governor's Executive Orders) (May 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-041)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200529-012 (May 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-006)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20200615-013 (June 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-007)
Mayor Steve Adler, Order No. 20200626-016 (Stay Home, Mask, and Be Safe) (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-009)
Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe, County Judge Order 2020-13: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Gatherings of Individuals Order) (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-043)
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (Emergency Management Director), 1st Amendment to 4th Order Related to COVID-19 by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (June 26, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-085)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20200702-017 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-010)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification, Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of July 14, 2020 (Ex. MET-AUS-026)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), with City Manager and City Attorney certification, Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of August 14, 2020 (Aug. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-028)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-029)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-013)

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