diff --git a/include/arc/graphics/renderer.h b/include/arc/graphics/renderer.h
index c7b6f21..0d7e925 100644
--- a/include/arc/graphics/renderer.h
+++ b/include/arc/graphics/renderer.h
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ void ARC_Renderer_InitBuffer(ARC_Renderer *renderer, uint32_t zIndex);
 */
 void ARC_Renderer_RemoveBuffer(ARC_Renderer *renderer, uint32_t zIndex);
 
+/**
+ * @brief
+ *
+ * @param renderer
+ * @param zIndex
+*/
+void ARC_Renderer_RenderBuffer(ARC_Renderer *renderer, uint32_t zIndex);
+
+/**
+ * @brief
+ *
+ * @param renderer
+*/
+void ARC_Renderer_RenderBuffers(ARC_Renderer *renderer);
+
 /**
  * @brief
  *
diff --git a/include/arc/graphics/text.h b/include/arc/graphics/text.h
index 3838fd7..9f6bcd2 100644
--- a/include/arc/graphics/text.h
+++ b/include/arc/graphics/text.h
@@ -9,22 +9,47 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "arc/graphics/color.h"
 #include "arc/graphics/renderer.h"
 #include "arc/math/point.h"
+#include "arc/math/rectangle.h"
 #include "arc/std/string.h"
 
-typedef struct ARC_Text ARC_Text;
+typedef struct ARC_Text {
+    ARC_String *name;
 
+    int32_t fontSize;
+    ARC_FRect bounds;
+
+    ARC_Color color;
+
+    void *backendData;
+} ARC_Text;
+
+/**
+ * @brief
+*/
 void ARC_Text_Create(ARC_Text **text, ARC_String *path, int32_t size, ARC_Color color);
 
-void ARC_Text_Destroy(ARC_Text *font);
+/**
+ * @brief
+*/
+void ARC_Text_Destroy(ARC_Text *text);
 
+/**
+ * @brief
+*/
 void ARC_Text_SetString(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Renderer *renderer, ARC_String *string);
 
+/**
+ * @brief
+*/
 void ARC_Text_Render(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Renderer *renderer);
 
+/**
+ * @brief
+*/
 void ARC_Text_SetPos(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Point pos);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif //ARC_STD_STRING_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif //ARC_STD_STRING_H_
diff --git a/packages/graphics/sdl3/config.c b/packages/graphics/sdl3/config.c
index 7d6a911..cbed504 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/sdl3/config.c
+++ b/packages/graphics/sdl3/config.c
@@ -206,8 +206,9 @@ void ARC_ConfigType_SpriteDestroyFn(ARC_Config *config, void *type){
     ARC_String_CreateWithStrlen(&spritesheetName, pointerCString);
     ARC_String_AppendCStringWithStrlen(&spritesheetName, "ARC_Spritesheet");
 
+    //TODO: FIX THIS
     //remove the spritesheet from the config (it won't error if it doesn't exist)
-    ARC_Config_RemoveWithCStr(config, spritesheetName->data, ARC_False);
+    //ARC_Config_RemoveWithCStr(config, spritesheetName->data, ARC_False);
 
     /* ~ ARC_FRect Array ~ */
     //create a name based on the type and the sprite pointer to have a unique name for cleanup on remove
@@ -215,8 +216,9 @@ void ARC_ConfigType_SpriteDestroyFn(ARC_Config *config, void *type){
     ARC_String_CreateWithStrlen(&boundsName, pointerCString);
     ARC_String_AppendCStringWithStrlen(&boundsName, "ARC_FRect");
 
+    //TODO: FIX THIS
     //remove the ARC_FRect from the config (it won't error if it doesn't exist)
-    ARC_Config_RemoveWithCStr(config, boundsName->data, ARC_False);
+    //ARC_Config_RemoveWithCStr(config, boundsName->data, ARC_False);
 
     //cleanup
     ARC_String_Destroy(boundsName);
diff --git a/packages/graphics/sdl3/renderer.c b/packages/graphics/sdl3/renderer.c
index 01f7005..dc93cda 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/sdl3/renderer.c
+++ b/packages/graphics/sdl3/renderer.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ void ARC_Renderer_Clear(ARC_Renderer *renderer){
     SDL_SetRenderTarget(renderer->renderer, NULL);
     SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer->renderer, renderer->clearColor.r, renderer->clearColor.g, renderer->clearColor.b, renderer->clearColor.a);
     SDL_RenderClear(renderer->renderer);
+
+    ARC_Renderer_ClearBuffers(renderer);
 }
 
 void ARC_Renderer_Render(ARC_Renderer *renderer){
@@ -90,6 +92,20 @@ void ARC_Renderer_RemoveBuffer(ARC_Renderer *renderer, uint32_t zIndex){
     ARC_Hashtable_Remove(renderer->buffers, &zIndex);
 }
 
+void ARC_Renderer_RenderBuffer(ARC_Renderer *renderer, uint32_t zIndex){
+    SDL_Texture *buffer = (SDL_Texture *)ARC_Hashtable_Get(renderer->buffers, &zIndex);
+
+    SDL_RenderTexture(renderer->renderer, buffer, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+//TODO: write this
+void ARC_Renderer_BuffersHashtableRenderIteratorFn(void *key, void *value, void *userData){
+}
+
+//TODO: write this
+void ARC_Renderer_RenderBuffers(ARC_Renderer *renderer){
+}
+
 //private function to iterate and clear each available buffer
 void ARC_Renderer_BuffersHashtableClearIteratorFn(void *key, void *value, void *userData){
     ARC_Renderer *renderer = (ARC_Renderer *)userData;
diff --git a/packages/graphics/sdl3/text.c b/packages/graphics/sdl3/text.c
index 39fdf16..50c2d76 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/sdl3/text.c
+++ b/packages/graphics/sdl3/text.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "arc/graphics/text.h"
 
-#include "text.h"
 #include "renderer.h"
 #include "arc/graphics/color.h"
 #include "arc/math/point.h"
@@ -13,11 +12,13 @@
 
 void ARC_Text_Create(ARC_Text **text, ARC_String *path, int32_t size, ARC_Color color){
     *text = (ARC_Text *)malloc(sizeof(ARC_Text));
+
     ARC_String_Copy(&(*text)->name, path);
-    (*text)->size = size;
-    (*text)->color = color;
-    (*text)->texture = NULL;
-    (*text)->bounds = (ARC_Rect){ 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+
+    (*text)->fontSize    = size;
+    (*text)->bounds      = (ARC_FRect){ 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f };
+    (*text)->color       = color;
+    (*text)->backendData = NULL;
 
     //TODO: fix this
     if(TTF_Init() == false) {
@@ -27,15 +28,16 @@ void ARC_Text_Create(ARC_Text **text, ARC_String *path, int32_t size, ARC_Color
 }
 
 void ARC_Text_Destroy(ARC_Text *font){
-    if(font->texture != NULL){
-        SDL_DestroyTexture(font->texture);
+    if(font->backendData != NULL){
+        SDL_DestroyTexture((SDL_Texture *)font->backendData);
     }
+
     ARC_String_Destroy(font->name);
     free(font);
 }
 
 void ARC_Text_SetString(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Renderer *renderer, ARC_String *string){
-    TTF_Font *ttfont = TTF_OpenFont(text->name->data, text->size);
+    TTF_Font *ttfont = TTF_OpenFont(text->name->data, text->fontSize);
     SDL_Color textColor = (SDL_Color){ text->color.r, text->color.g, text->color.b, text->color.a };
 
     SDL_Surface *surface = TTF_RenderText_Blended(ttfont, string->data, 0, textColor);
@@ -43,22 +45,22 @@ void ARC_Text_SetString(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Renderer *renderer, ARC_String *stri
     text->bounds.w = surface->w;
     text->bounds.h = surface->h;
 
-    if(text->texture){
-        SDL_DestroyTexture(text->texture);
+    if(text->backendData != NULL){
+        SDL_DestroyTexture((SDL_Texture *)text->backendData);
     }
-    text->texture = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(renderer->renderer, surface);
+    text->backendData = (void *)SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(renderer->renderer, surface);
 
     SDL_DestroySurface(surface);
     TTF_CloseFont(ttfont);
 }
 
 void ARC_Text_Render(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Renderer *renderer){
-    if(text->texture == NULL){
+    if(text->backendData == NULL){
         return;
     }
 
     SDL_FRect bounds = (SDL_FRect){ text->bounds.x, text->bounds.y, text->bounds.w, text->bounds.h };
-    SDL_RenderTexture(renderer->renderer, text->texture, NULL, &bounds);
+    SDL_RenderTexture(renderer->renderer, (SDL_Texture *)(text->backendData), NULL, &bounds);
 }
 
 void ARC_Text_SetPos(ARC_Text *text, ARC_Point pos){
diff --git a/packages/graphics/sdl3/text.h b/packages/graphics/sdl3/text.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c561ba..0000000
--- a/packages/graphics/sdl3/text.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef ARC_SDL_TEXT_H_
-#define ARC_SDL_TEXT_H_
-
-#include "arc/std/string.h"
-#include "arc/graphics/color.h"
-#include "arc/math/rectangle.h"
-
-#include <SDL3/SDL.h>
-
-typedef struct ARC_Text {
-    ARC_String *name;
-    int32_t size;
-
-    ARC_Color color;
-
-    SDL_Texture *texture;
-    ARC_Rect bounds;
-} ARC_Text;
-
-#endif // !ARC_SDL_TEXT_H_
diff --git a/src/math/config.c b/src/math/config.c
index cec1f8f..6cfe34a 100644
--- a/src/math/config.c
+++ b/src/math/config.c
@@ -358,7 +358,10 @@ void ARC_ConfigType_FRectCopyFn(void **type, ARC_ParserTagToken *parsedData, ARC
 
     //copy the last value and free the temp value
     ARC_FRect *point = (ARC_FRect *)malloc(sizeof(ARC_FPoint));
-    *point = (ARC_FRect){ pointX, pointY, pointW, *pointTemp };
+    point->x = pointX;
+    point->y = pointY;
+    point->w = pointW;
+    point->h = *pointTemp;
     free(pointTemp);
 
     //set the type value
diff --git a/src/std/config.c b/src/std/config.c
index a8995e4..6e1d2e3 100644
--- a/src/std/config.c
+++ b/src/std/config.c
@@ -1428,7 +1428,8 @@ void ARC_ConfigType_DoubleDestroyFn(ARC_Config *config, void *type){
 }
 
 void ARC_ConfigType_StringCopyFn(void **type, ARC_ParserTagToken *parsedData, ARC_Config *config, void *userdata){
-    if(parsedData->id != ARC_CONFIG_STRING){
+    ARC_ParserTagToken *childTagToken = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(parsedData->tagTokens, 0);
+    if(childTagToken->id != ARC_CONFIG_STRING){
         arc_errno = ARC_ERRNO_DATA;
         ARC_DEBUG_LOG_ERROR("ARC_ConfigType_StringCopyFn(void **type, ARC_ParserTagToken *parsedData, ARC_Config *config, void *userdata), string was not passed in for ARC_String");
         type = NULL;
@@ -1436,7 +1437,8 @@ void ARC_ConfigType_StringCopyFn(void **type, ARC_ParserTagToken *parsedData, AR
     }
 
     //get the string chars between the quotes
-    ARC_ParserTagToken *stringCharsTagToken = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(parsedData->tagTokens, 1);
+    ARC_ParserTagToken *stringCharsTagToken = (ARC_ParserTagToken *)ARC_Vector_Get(childTagToken->tagTokens, 1);
+    ARC_String_Create((ARC_String **)type, NULL, 0);
     ARC_ParserData_HelperRecurseStringAdd((ARC_String **)type, stringCharsTagToken);
 }