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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-002	Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082Department's Duty; Administration of Control Measures	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E, Control)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-004	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.084Application of Control Measures to Property	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-005	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085Area Quarantine; Criminal Penalty	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-016	Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.011Nuisance	Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1989	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding 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-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049	Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017)Texas Government Code, Chapter 406, Subchapter C, Online Notary Public	Texas Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3)	Texas (Legislature) - permanent statute, contextState	July 1, 2018	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043	Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in TexasWarning that price gouging of medical supplies will be prosecuted; the Governor 'has the power to declare Chapter 418,' which 'will give the…	Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton	Texas (Governor and Attorney General); State levelState	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-041	'March 11, 2020: Statement from CPS Energy: Update Regarding COVID-19'Suspension of energy disconnects effective immediately	CPS Energy (President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams), 'in partnership with San Antonio's Mayor and City Council'	CPS Energy (City Public Service Board of San Antonio), Texas (municipally owned electric and gas utility)City	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-013	Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0005-20 (updated March 19, 2020)COVID-19 testing and preparation	Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan (with Governor Greg Abbott)	Texas; Texas Department of Insurance (State insurance regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045	Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020)Closure of all schools and district offices March 13 through March 30, 2020	Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan)	Houston Independent School District, Texas (independent school district)City	Mar. 12, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-071	News release, 'City of Austin Utilities suspends disconnects amid COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020)Suspension of all utility disconnects for non-payment (electric, water, wastewater, solid waste)	City of Austin (Mayor Steve Adler; Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent), under the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by the City Council March 12, 2020	City of Austin Utilities (Austin Energy; Austin Water), Texas (municipally owned utilities)City	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-072	'Utility Updates Related to COVID-19' page (updates of Mar. 13, 16 and 17, 2020; captured Mar. 22, 2020)Running utility updates: disconnects suspended; customer service and program changes	Austin Energy	Austin Energy (City of Austin), TexasCity	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007	Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled)TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat: Agency Approves Temporary Distance Learning, Cancels Events and Meetings	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis)	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesOther	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. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-050	Texas Medical Board 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response' page as captured July 3, 2020 (announcements; emergency rules 22 TAC §§ 174.5, 187.2, 187.6, 187.16, 190.8(2)(U); disaster licensing; renewal extensions)TMB COVID-19 Response page: chronology of the Board's emergency rules and waivers, Mar. 14 - July 1, 2020	Texas Medical Board	Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulator	July 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-083	Industry Notice 2020-03 (with the Commissioner's Proclamation of March 16, 2020 authorizing emergency closings)Texas Department of Banking Provides Support and Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner	Texas; Texas Department of Banking (State banking regulator)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-003	Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Community Gatherings of 50; restaurants take-out only; bars closed)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	Dallas County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-087	Release: North Texas Transit Agencies Expand Safety Protocols Around Coronavirus ConcernsJoint transit agencies' COVID-19 protocols (Mar. 16, 2020)	Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority), joint release with DART and DCTA	Dallas-Fort Worth (DART, Trinity Metro, DCTA)Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-08-040	Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020)Governor Abbott Grants Temporary Waiver of Vehicle Title & Registration Requirements	Governor Abbott	TexasState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041	Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19'Activation of the Texas National Guard 'to be prepared to assist with response efforts for COVID-19'; health-care workers and first…	Governor Greg Abbott	Texas (Governor; Texas Military Department / Texas National Guard); State levelState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationOther	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. 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-HOU-002	Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Food Establishment and Bar Order)Order by the County Judge of Harris County	County Judge Lina Hidalgo	Harris County, TexasCounty	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-078	Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and RestaurantsBars and nightclubs closed; dine-in service stopped effective 8 a.m. March 17, 2020	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source

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. 81, Subchapter E, Control), Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-002)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.084 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-004)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-005)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.011 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-016)
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 Legislature (Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., ch. 340 (H.B. 1217), sec. 3), Tex. Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C (Online Notary Public), added by H.B. 1217 (2017) (July 1, 2018) (Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-049)
Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in Texas (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043)
CPS Energy (President and CEO Paula Gold-Williams), 'in partnership with San Antonio's Mayor and City Council', 'March 11, 2020: Statement from CPS Energy: Update Regarding COVID-19' (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-041)
Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan (with Governor Greg Abbott), Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0005-20 (updated March 19, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-013)
Houston ISD (Interim Superintendent Grenita Lathan), Message to HISD parents regarding COVID-19 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-045)
City of Austin (Mayor Steve Adler; Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent), under the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by the City Council March 12, 2020, News release, 'City of Austin Utilities suspends disconnects amid COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-071)
Austin Energy, 'Utility Updates Related to COVID-19' page (updates of Mar. 13, 16 and 17, 2020; captured Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-072)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Executive Director Brian E. Francis), Press release: TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat (temporary distance education; cancellation of licensed combative sports events; advisory board meetings cancelled) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-007)
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)
Texas Medical Board, Texas Medical Board 'Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response' page as captured July 3, 2020 (announcements; emergency rules 22 TAC §§ 174.5, 187.2, 187.6, 187.16, 190.8(2)(U); disaster licensing; renewal extensions) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-050)
Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-03 (with the Commissioner's Proclamation of March 16, 2020 authorizing emergency closings) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-083)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-003)
Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority), joint release with DART and DCTA, Release: North Texas Transit Agencies Expand Safety Protocols Around Coronavirus Concerns (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-087)
Governor Abbott, Temporary waiver of vehicle title and registration requirements (press release, Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. SEC-08-040)
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19' (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041)
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)
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)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Food Establishment and Bar Order) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-002)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and Restaurants (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-078)

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