         // If the textView is telling us about the change we don't want
         // to proxy the text to it.
         if (proxyText)
+        {
             textView.text = value;
-            
+            textViewProperties = BitFlagUtil.update(
+                uint(textViewProperties), TEXT_PROPERTY_FLAG, true);
+        }
+           
         // Always keep this current, even if using the textView.    
         _text = value;
         

    public function set autoSize(value:Boolean):void
    {
        if (textView)
            textView.autoSize = value;
        else
            textViewProperties.autoLayout = value;
            
        invalidateProperties();            
    }

    public function set widthInChars(value:Number):void
    {
        if (textView)
        {
            textView.widthInChars = value;
            textViewProperties = BitFlagUtil.update(
                uint(textViewProperties), WIDTH_IN_CHARS_PROPERTY_FLAG, true);
        }
        else
        {
            textViewProperties.widthInChars = value;
        }

        invalidateProperties();            
    }
