Join The Texas Tribune at noon May 1 for an interview with U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, conducted by the Tribune’s Washington bureau chief, Abby Livingston.

Garcia will be answering questions about how the federal government is responding to the coronavirus outbreak across the nation. We’ll be discussing how Texans can expect to feel the effects of the U.S. government’s recently passed coronavirus package, what additional support the federal government is expecting to pass, how the pandemic is impacting the execution of the U.S. census and more.

Texas Tribune multimedia reporter Alana Rocha sat down with J.B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas system, for a live discussion on how the UT System is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, the system’s rapid pivot to online instruction and how its medical schools and facilities are bracing to serve COVID-19 patients.

Texas Tribune health care reporter Edgar Walters and Andy Slavitt, the former acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Barack Obama, for a discussion on the effect that the coronavirus outbreak is having nationally on the economy, the health care system and public policy.

Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith sat down with state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, for a discussion on Watson’s recent naming to Gov. Greg Abbott's Strike Force to Open Texas—tasked with providing guidance to Abbott on reopening the state’s economy and local businesses—and his take on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. We also looked back at Watson’s most memorable moments in the Texas Senate, what he wishes he had accomplished and what he hopes will be his legacy.

We're sitting down with Jenkins on Tuesday to answer your questions about the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on residents and businesses in North Texas and Dallas County’s response.

Texas Tribune higher education reporter Shannon Najmabadi sat down with Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp for a discussion on how the novel coronavirus outbreak in Texas has impacted higher education institutions and the students they serve.

Texas Tribune executive editor Ross Ramsey sat down with Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar for a discussion on how the novel coronavirus outbreak in Texas has impacted the state’s economy and workforce.

Texas Tribune demographics reporter Alexa Ura sat down with Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for a discussion on the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on one of the state’s largest counties and how her office has responded.

Texas Tribune public education reporter Aliyya Swaby sat down with Aldine ISD superintendent LaTonya Goffney on Thursday for a discussion on the impacts of the novel coronavirus outbreak on the Texas education system.

We're sitting down for a live interview with Dr. Peter Hotez, renowned vaccine expert and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, to answer your questions about the coronavirus outbreak in Texas.