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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. SEC-15-070	Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation (social gatherings; bars and restaurants; gyms; nursing home visits; school closures)	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders	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-HEALTH-BOARDS-018	TSBP notification: Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications (COVID-19 disaster)Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications: 30-day emergency refills without prescriber authorization during the Governor's declared…	Texas State Board of Pharmacy	Texas State Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	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-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-073	Second Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend CountySecond Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-041	Executive Order by County Judge During Declared Local DisasterExecutive Order clarifying the Second Amended Declaration (CISA critical infrastructure exempt; online retail sales permitted)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	Tarrant County, TexasCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-076	Executive Order amending the disaster declaration (second amendment, Mar. 22, 2020)Denton County second amendment (Mar. 22, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	Denton County, TexasCounty	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-014	Executive Order GA-09Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. TX-004	Executive Order GA-09Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster	Governor Greg Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-072	Tarrant County Clerk notice of March 20, 2020: no public access to physical office spaces from Monday, March 23, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020)Tarrant County Clerk COVID-19 notice: no public inside physical office spaces from March 23, 2020	Tarrant County Clerk Mary Louise Nicholson	Tarrant County, Texas (County Clerk: real estate records, vital records, civil and probate courts)County	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-014	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0007-20COVID-19: Claim-handling deadlines and premium payments	Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan	Texas; Texas Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	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. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-074	Commissioner's Bulletin B-0007-20COVID-19: Claim-handling deadlines and premium payments	Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner Kent Sullivan	Texas (Insurance Commissioner)Sector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
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. SEC-13-065	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0007-20COVID-19: Claim-handling deadlines and premium payments	Commissioner of Insurance (Texas Department of Insurance)	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. TX-042	Commissioner's Bulletin B-0006-20COVID-19: Claim-handling deadlines and premium payments	Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner of Insurance	TexasSector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-065	Dallas County Clerk website notice: 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (as archived March 29, 2020)Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19 (website notice)	Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren	Dallas County, Texas (County Clerk: recording, vital records, civil, probate and misdemeanor courts)County	Mar. 29, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-114	Press release, 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (For Immediate Release, Tuesday, March 24, 2020)Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19	Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren	Dallas County, Texas (County Clerk)County	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-044	Emergency rules adopted Mar. 24, 2020 to enforce Executive Order GA-09 (postponement of surgeries and procedures not immediately medically necessary), 22 TAC § 190.8 (Violation Guidelines)TMB Passes Emergency Rules to Enforce Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-09 (Mar. 24, 2020)	Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureHealth care orders	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-015	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0008-20COVID-19: Suspension of certain licensing requirements and fees	Commissioner of Insurance	Texas; Texas Department of InsuranceSector regulator	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Other	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

Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-070)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. TX-003)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, TSBP notification: Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications (COVID-19 disaster) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-018)
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)
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)
County Judge KP George, Second Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-073)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order by County Judge During Declared Local Disaster (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-041)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order amending the disaster declaration (second amendment, Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-076)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-09 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-014)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-09 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. TX-004)
Tarrant County Clerk Mary Louise Nicholson, Tarrant County Clerk notice of March 20, 2020: no public access to physical office spaces from Monday, March 23, 2020 (as archived March 29, 2020) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-072)
Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0007-20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-014)
Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-04 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-084)
Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner Kent Sullivan, Commissioner's Bulletin B-0007-20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-074)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay Safe (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-005)
Commissioner of Insurance (Texas Department of Insurance), Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0007-20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-065)
Texas Department of Insurance, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin B-0006-20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. TX-042)
Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren, Dallas County Clerk website notice: 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (as archived March 29, 2020) (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-065)
Dallas County Clerk John F. Warren, Press release, 'Dallas County Clerk's Office Closure and Continued Service - COVID-19' (For Immediate Release, Tuesday, March 24, 2020) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-114)
Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee, Emergency rules adopted Mar. 24, 2020 to enforce Executive Order GA-09 (postponement of surgeries and procedures not immediately medically necessary), 22 TAC § 190.8 (Violation Guidelines) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-044)
Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0008-20 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-015)
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)

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