[dropcap]U[/dropcap]pon setting down a glass of whiskey and water, Kyle Mayor Todd Webster engaged Buda Mayor Todd Ruge in a conversation on weight loss strategies.   

Cutting out beer and switching to spirits seems to do the trick, Webster said. Running a few miles a day also helps. 

Such is the nature of conversation between the two mayors, who during the course of the past week officially passed the baton to their successors to lead their respective cities.

Along the way, both men gathered a ...