Sen. Ted Cruz may not have as many spiffy yard signs as opponent Beto O'Rourke, may not be making the talk show circuit or inspiring profiles in the national media.

But Cruz's campaign does have the ol' bait-and-switch down pat. Take this stern-looking letter marked as a "summons" from Travis County voting officials shared by a Twitter user in Austin. It's not the first time the Cruz has used a creative spin to rescue his solicitations from paper shredders. Earlier this summer, the Express-News blasted the "summons" tactic in an editorial.

And prior to the 2016 Iowa caucuses, Cruz sent out mailers with the attention-grabbing words "VOTING VIOLATION" at the top in a red box. Naturally, the letter inside was something less-than-official: a letter attempting to shame voters into getting out to the polls. Stay on top of San Antonio news and views. Sign up for our Weekly Headlines Newsletter.