It’s Thursday, May 9th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Austin American-Statesman. Our top story is: A fungus that causes the deadly white-nose syndrome in bats has been detected in 11 more counties in Texas this year, bringing the total to 21, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Travis County was free of the fungus during surveying, but neighboring Hays County was among the latest counties to detect the fungus.