diff --git a/parquet/parquet_cursor.cc b/parquet/parquet_cursor.cc
index 5fa66db..e2afbbd 100644
--- a/parquet/parquet_cursor.cc
+++ b/parquet/parquet_cursor.cc
@@ -38,16 +38,21 @@ bool ParquetCursor::currentRowGroupSatisfiesTextFilter(Constraint constraint, st
     return true;
   }
 
+  if(constraint.getType() != Text) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  std::string str = constraint.getString();
   parquet::ByteArray min = stats->min();
   parquet::ByteArray max = stats->max();
   std::string minStr((const char*)min.ptr, min.len);
   std::string maxStr((const char*)max.ptr, max.len);
-  printf("min=%s [%d], max=%s [%d]\n", minStr.data(), min.len, maxStr.data(), max.len);
+//  printf("min=%s [%d], max=%s [%d], target=%s\n", minStr.data(), min.len, maxStr.data(), max.len, str.data());
 
   switch(constraint.getOperator()) {
     case Is:
     case Equal:
-
+      return str >= minStr && str <= maxStr;
     case GreaterThan:
     case GreaterThanOrEqual:
     case LessThan:
@@ -77,7 +82,6 @@ bool ParquetCursor::currentRowGroupSatisfiesDoubleFilter(Constraint constraint,
 // data, which provides substantial performance benefits.
 bool ParquetCursor::currentRowGroupSatisfiesFilter() {
   for(unsigned int i = 0; i < constraints.size(); i++) {
-    ValueType type = constraints[i].getType();
     int column = constraints[i].getColumn();
     int op = constraints[i].getOperator();
     bool rv = true;
diff --git a/parquet/parquet_filter.cc b/parquet/parquet_filter.cc
index ab772cf..503ff4a 100644
--- a/parquet/parquet_filter.cc
+++ b/parquet/parquet_filter.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Constraint::Constraint(
   this->intValue = intValue;
   this->doubleValue = doubleValue;
   this->blobValue = blobValue;
+
+  if(type == Text)
+    stringValue = std::string((char*)&blobValue[0], blobValue.size());
 }
 
 int Constraint::getColumn() {
@@ -36,6 +39,10 @@ double Constraint::getDouble() {
   return doubleValue;
 }
 
-std::vector<unsigned char> Constraint::getBytes() {
+const std::vector<unsigned char> Constraint::getBytes() {
   return blobValue;
 }
+
+std::string Constraint::getString() {
+  return stringValue;
+}
diff --git a/parquet/parquet_filter.h b/parquet/parquet_filter.h
index 08c073e..55e6d7d 100644
--- a/parquet/parquet_filter.h
+++ b/parquet/parquet_filter.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define PARQUET_FILTER_H
 
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 #include <cstdint>
 
 enum ConstraintOperator {
@@ -36,8 +37,9 @@ class Constraint {
 
   int64_t intValue;
   double doubleValue;
-  // Doubles as string value
   std::vector<unsigned char> blobValue;
+  // Only set when blobValue is set
+  std::string stringValue;
 
 public:
   // Kind of a messy constructor function, but it's just for internal use, so whatever.
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ public:
   ValueType getType();
   int64_t getInt();
   double getDouble();
-  std::vector<unsigned char> getBytes();
+  const std::vector<unsigned char> getBytes();
+  std::string getString();
 };
 
 #endif