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Travis Leldon LaRue (January 6 1913 – November 14 2009) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Austin Texas from 1969 until 1971. LaRue was the last Mayor of Austin to be elected by Austin City Council rather than a direct election by city voters.LaRue was elected Mayor by the Austin City Council in 1969 becoming the last mayor to be chosen by the city council. In 1971 LaRue ran for a second term in Austin’s first direct mayoral election.