diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);

diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 5903827..6c6f728 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
 {
-    // update textures if need be
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-
     stage.updateTransform();
 
     this.context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0);

diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 5903827..6c6f728 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
 {
-    // update textures if need be
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-
     stage.updateTransform();
 
     this.context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index adc9a90..e9e4658 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
         this.__stage = stage;
     }
 
-    // update any textures this includes uvs and uploading them to the gpu
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     // update the scene graph
     stage.updateTransform();
 
@@ -327,48 +324,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates the textures loaded into this webgl renderer
- *
- * @static
- * @method updateTextures
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures = function()
-{
-    var i = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length; i++)
-        PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture(PIXI.texturesToDestroy[i]);
-
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
- * Destroys a loaded webgl texture
- *
- * @method destroyTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} The texture to update
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture = function(texture)
-{
-    //TODO break this out into a texture manager...
-
-    for (var i = texture._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-    {
-        var glTexture = texture._glTextures[i];
-        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
-
-        if(gl && glTexture)
-        {
-            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
-        }
-    }
-
-    texture._glTextures.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
  * resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height
  *
  * @method resize
@@ -394,87 +349,46 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
  *
- * @method createWebGLTexture
+ * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @static
  */
-PIXI.createWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
 
+    var gl = this.gl;
 
-    if(texture.hasLoaded)
+    if(!texture._glTextures[gl.id])texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
+
+    gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+
+    // reguler...
+    if(!texture._powerOf2)
     {
-        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
+    }
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
+
+    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
 
     return  texture._glTextures[gl.id];
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates a WebGL texture
- *
- * @method updateWebGLTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.updateWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
-{
-    if( texture._glTextures[gl.id] )
-    {
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
-    }
-
-};
-
-/**
  * Handles a lost webgl context
  *
  * @method handleContextLost
@@ -586,5 +500,4 @@
     this.renderSession = null;
 };
 
-
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId = 0;

diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 5903827..6c6f728 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
 {
-    // update textures if need be
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-
     stage.updateTransform();
 
     this.context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index adc9a90..e9e4658 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
         this.__stage = stage;
     }
 
-    // update any textures this includes uvs and uploading them to the gpu
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     // update the scene graph
     stage.updateTransform();
 
@@ -327,48 +324,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates the textures loaded into this webgl renderer
- *
- * @static
- * @method updateTextures
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures = function()
-{
-    var i = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length; i++)
-        PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture(PIXI.texturesToDestroy[i]);
-
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
- * Destroys a loaded webgl texture
- *
- * @method destroyTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} The texture to update
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture = function(texture)
-{
-    //TODO break this out into a texture manager...
-
-    for (var i = texture._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-    {
-        var glTexture = texture._glTextures[i];
-        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
-
-        if(gl && glTexture)
-        {
-            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
-        }
-    }
-
-    texture._glTextures.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
  * resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height
  *
  * @method resize
@@ -394,87 +349,46 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
  *
- * @method createWebGLTexture
+ * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @static
  */
-PIXI.createWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
 
+    var gl = this.gl;
 
-    if(texture.hasLoaded)
+    if(!texture._glTextures[gl.id])texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
+
+    gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+
+    // reguler...
+    if(!texture._powerOf2)
     {
-        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
+    }
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
+
+    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
 
     return  texture._glTextures[gl.id];
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates a WebGL texture
- *
- * @method updateWebGLTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.updateWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
-{
-    if( texture._glTextures[gl.id] )
-    {
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
-    }
-
-};
-
-/**
  * Handles a lost webgl context
  *
  * @method handleContextLost
@@ -586,5 +500,4 @@
     this.renderSession = null;
 };
 
-
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId = 0;
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index 4eebf8d..585c9cd 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@
 
     var gl = this.gl;
     // bind the current texture
-    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(texture, gl));
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture));
 
     // check if a texture is dirty..
     if(texture._dirty[gl.id])
     {
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.currentBaseTexture, gl);
+        this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture);
     }
 
     // now draw those suckas!

diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 5903827..6c6f728 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
 {
-    // update textures if need be
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-
     stage.updateTransform();
 
     this.context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index adc9a90..e9e4658 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
         this.__stage = stage;
     }
 
-    // update any textures this includes uvs and uploading them to the gpu
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     // update the scene graph
     stage.updateTransform();
 
@@ -327,48 +324,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates the textures loaded into this webgl renderer
- *
- * @static
- * @method updateTextures
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures = function()
-{
-    var i = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length; i++)
-        PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture(PIXI.texturesToDestroy[i]);
-
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
- * Destroys a loaded webgl texture
- *
- * @method destroyTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} The texture to update
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture = function(texture)
-{
-    //TODO break this out into a texture manager...
-
-    for (var i = texture._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-    {
-        var glTexture = texture._glTextures[i];
-        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
-
-        if(gl && glTexture)
-        {
-            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
-        }
-    }
-
-    texture._glTextures.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
  * resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height
  *
  * @method resize
@@ -394,87 +349,46 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
  *
- * @method createWebGLTexture
+ * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @static
  */
-PIXI.createWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
 
+    var gl = this.gl;
 
-    if(texture.hasLoaded)
+    if(!texture._glTextures[gl.id])texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
+
+    gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+
+    // reguler...
+    if(!texture._powerOf2)
     {
-        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
+    }
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
+
+    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
 
     return  texture._glTextures[gl.id];
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates a WebGL texture
- *
- * @method updateWebGLTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.updateWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
-{
-    if( texture._glTextures[gl.id] )
-    {
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
-    }
-
-};
-
-/**
  * Handles a lost webgl context
  *
  * @method handleContextLost
@@ -586,5 +500,4 @@
     this.renderSession = null;
 };
 
-
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId = 0;
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index 4eebf8d..585c9cd 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@
 
     var gl = this.gl;
     // bind the current texture
-    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(texture, gl));
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture));
 
     // check if a texture is dirty..
     if(texture._dirty[gl.id])
     {
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.currentBaseTexture, gl);
+        this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture);
     }
 
     // now draw those suckas!
diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index 3f94b5d..ee9377a 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
         this.updateText();
         this.dirty = false;
 
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, renderSession.gl);
+        // update the dirty base textures
+        this.texture.baseTexture.dirty();
     }
 
     PIXI.Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL.call(this, renderSession);

diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 5903827..6c6f728 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
 {
-    // update textures if need be
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-
     stage.updateTransform();
 
     this.context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index adc9a90..e9e4658 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
         this.__stage = stage;
     }
 
-    // update any textures this includes uvs and uploading them to the gpu
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     // update the scene graph
     stage.updateTransform();
 
@@ -327,48 +324,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates the textures loaded into this webgl renderer
- *
- * @static
- * @method updateTextures
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures = function()
-{
-    var i = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length; i++)
-        PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture(PIXI.texturesToDestroy[i]);
-
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
- * Destroys a loaded webgl texture
- *
- * @method destroyTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} The texture to update
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture = function(texture)
-{
-    //TODO break this out into a texture manager...
-
-    for (var i = texture._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-    {
-        var glTexture = texture._glTextures[i];
-        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
-
-        if(gl && glTexture)
-        {
-            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
-        }
-    }
-
-    texture._glTextures.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
  * resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height
  *
  * @method resize
@@ -394,87 +349,46 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
  *
- * @method createWebGLTexture
+ * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @static
  */
-PIXI.createWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
 
+    var gl = this.gl;
 
-    if(texture.hasLoaded)
+    if(!texture._glTextures[gl.id])texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
+
+    gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+
+    // reguler...
+    if(!texture._powerOf2)
     {
-        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
+    }
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
+
+    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
 
     return  texture._glTextures[gl.id];
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates a WebGL texture
- *
- * @method updateWebGLTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.updateWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
-{
-    if( texture._glTextures[gl.id] )
-    {
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
-    }
-
-};
-
-/**
  * Handles a lost webgl context
  *
  * @method handleContextLost
@@ -586,5 +500,4 @@
     this.renderSession = null;
 };
 
-
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId = 0;
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index 4eebf8d..585c9cd 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@
 
     var gl = this.gl;
     // bind the current texture
-    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(texture, gl));
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture));
 
     // check if a texture is dirty..
     if(texture._dirty[gl.id])
     {
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.currentBaseTexture, gl);
+        this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture);
     }
 
     // now draw those suckas!
diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index 3f94b5d..ee9377a 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
         this.updateText();
         this.dirty = false;
 
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, renderSession.gl);
+        // update the dirty base textures
+        this.texture.baseTexture.dirty();
     }
 
     PIXI.Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL.call(this, renderSession);
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 86c9179..3e35ef7 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 
 PIXI.BaseTextureCache = {};
-PIXI.texturesToDestroy = [];
 
 PIXI.BaseTextureCacheIdGenerator = 0;
 
@@ -108,10 +107,7 @@
             scope.width = scope.source.naturalWidth || scope.source.width;
             scope.height = scope.source.naturalHeight || scope.source.height;
 
-            for (var i = 0; i < scope._glTextures.length; i++)
-            {
-                scope._dirty[i] = true;
-            }
+            scope.dirty();
 
             // add it to somewhere...
             scope.dispatchEvent( { type: 'loaded', content: scope } );
@@ -150,7 +146,20 @@
         delete PIXI.BaseTextureCache[this.source._pixiId];
     }
     this.source = null;
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.push(this);
+
+    // delete the webGL textures if any.
+    for (var i = this._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+    {
+        var glTexture = this._glTextures[i];
+        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
+
+        if(gl && glTexture)
+        {
+            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
+        }
+    }
+
+    this._glTextures.length = 0;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -166,6 +175,14 @@
     this.source.src = newSrc;
 };
 
+PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.dirty = function()
+{
+    for (var i = 0; i < this._glTextures.length; i++)
+    {
+        this._dirty[i] = true;
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Helper function that returns a base texture based on an image url
  * If the image is not in the base texture cache it will be created and loaded

diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 5903827..6c6f728 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
 {
-    // update textures if need be
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-
     stage.updateTransform();
 
     this.context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index adc9a90..e9e4658 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
         this.__stage = stage;
     }
 
-    // update any textures this includes uvs and uploading them to the gpu
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     // update the scene graph
     stage.updateTransform();
 
@@ -327,48 +324,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates the textures loaded into this webgl renderer
- *
- * @static
- * @method updateTextures
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures = function()
-{
-    var i = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length; i++)
-        PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture(PIXI.texturesToDestroy[i]);
-
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
- * Destroys a loaded webgl texture
- *
- * @method destroyTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} The texture to update
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture = function(texture)
-{
-    //TODO break this out into a texture manager...
-
-    for (var i = texture._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-    {
-        var glTexture = texture._glTextures[i];
-        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
-
-        if(gl && glTexture)
-        {
-            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
-        }
-    }
-
-    texture._glTextures.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
  * resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height
  *
  * @method resize
@@ -394,87 +349,46 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
  *
- * @method createWebGLTexture
+ * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @static
  */
-PIXI.createWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
 
+    var gl = this.gl;
 
-    if(texture.hasLoaded)
+    if(!texture._glTextures[gl.id])texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
+
+    gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+
+    // reguler...
+    if(!texture._powerOf2)
     {
-        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
+    }
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
+
+    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
 
     return  texture._glTextures[gl.id];
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates a WebGL texture
- *
- * @method updateWebGLTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.updateWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
-{
-    if( texture._glTextures[gl.id] )
-    {
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
-    }
-
-};
-
-/**
  * Handles a lost webgl context
  *
  * @method handleContextLost
@@ -586,5 +500,4 @@
     this.renderSession = null;
 };
 
-
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId = 0;
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index 4eebf8d..585c9cd 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@
 
     var gl = this.gl;
     // bind the current texture
-    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(texture, gl));
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture));
 
     // check if a texture is dirty..
     if(texture._dirty[gl.id])
     {
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.currentBaseTexture, gl);
+        this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture);
     }
 
     // now draw those suckas!
diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index 3f94b5d..ee9377a 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
         this.updateText();
         this.dirty = false;
 
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, renderSession.gl);
+        // update the dirty base textures
+        this.texture.baseTexture.dirty();
     }
 
     PIXI.Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL.call(this, renderSession);
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 86c9179..3e35ef7 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 
 PIXI.BaseTextureCache = {};
-PIXI.texturesToDestroy = [];
 
 PIXI.BaseTextureCacheIdGenerator = 0;
 
@@ -108,10 +107,7 @@
             scope.width = scope.source.naturalWidth || scope.source.width;
             scope.height = scope.source.naturalHeight || scope.source.height;
 
-            for (var i = 0; i < scope._glTextures.length; i++)
-            {
-                scope._dirty[i] = true;
-            }
+            scope.dirty();
 
             // add it to somewhere...
             scope.dispatchEvent( { type: 'loaded', content: scope } );
@@ -150,7 +146,20 @@
         delete PIXI.BaseTextureCache[this.source._pixiId];
     }
     this.source = null;
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.push(this);
+
+    // delete the webGL textures if any.
+    for (var i = this._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+    {
+        var glTexture = this._glTextures[i];
+        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
+
+        if(gl && glTexture)
+        {
+            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
+        }
+    }
+
+    this._glTextures.length = 0;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -166,6 +175,14 @@
     this.source.src = newSrc;
 };
 
+PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.dirty = function()
+{
+    for (var i = 0; i < this._glTextures.length; i++)
+    {
+        this._dirty[i] = true;
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Helper function that returns a base texture based on an image url
  * If the image is not in the base texture cache it will be created and loaded
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index 7b3ba85..e0b2f96 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@
 
     if(clear)this.textureBuffer.clear();
 
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     this.renderer.spriteBatch.dirty = true;
 
     this.renderer.renderDisplayObject(displayObject, this.projection, this.textureBuffer.frameBuffer);

diff --git a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
index dcd9dd2..ebed079 100644
--- a/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
+++ b/src/pixi/extras/Strip.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
          // bind the current texture
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         gl.vertexAttribPointer(shader.aTextureCoord, 2, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
             
         gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
+        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, this.texture.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id] || renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, gl));
     
         // dont need to upload!
         gl.bindBuffer(gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, this._indexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 5903827..6c6f728 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
  */
 PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function(stage)
 {
-    // update textures if need be
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-
     stage.updateTransform();
 
     this.context.setTransform(1,0,0,1,0,0);
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index adc9a90..e9e4658 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -214,9 +214,6 @@
         this.__stage = stage;
     }
 
-    // update any textures this includes uvs and uploading them to the gpu
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     // update the scene graph
     stage.updateTransform();
 
@@ -327,48 +324,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates the textures loaded into this webgl renderer
- *
- * @static
- * @method updateTextures
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures = function()
-{
-    var i = 0;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length; i++)
-        PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture(PIXI.texturesToDestroy[i]);
-
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
- * Destroys a loaded webgl texture
- *
- * @method destroyTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} The texture to update
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.WebGLRenderer.destroyTexture = function(texture)
-{
-    //TODO break this out into a texture manager...
-
-    for (var i = texture._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-    {
-        var glTexture = texture._glTextures[i];
-        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
-
-        if(gl && glTexture)
-        {
-            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
-        }
-    }
-
-    texture._glTextures.length = 0;
-};
-
-/**
  * resizes the webGL view to the specified width and height
  *
  * @method resize
@@ -394,87 +349,46 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * Creates a WebGL texture
+ * Updates and Creates a WebGL texture
  *
- * @method createWebGLTexture
+ * @method updateTexture
  * @param texture {Texture} the texture to render
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @static
  */
-PIXI.createWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
+PIXI.WebGLRenderer.prototype.updateTexture = function(texture)
 {
+    if(!texture.hasLoaded)return;
 
+    var gl = this.gl;
 
-    if(texture.hasLoaded)
+    if(!texture._glTextures[gl.id])texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+    gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
+
+    gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+    gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
+
+    // reguler...
+    if(!texture._powerOf2)
     {
-        texture._glTextures[gl.id] = gl.createTexture();
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     }
+    else
+    {
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
+        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
+    }
+
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, null);
+
+    texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
 
     return  texture._glTextures[gl.id];
 };
 
 /**
- * Updates a WebGL texture
- *
- * @method updateWebGLTexture
- * @param texture {Texture} the texture to update
- * @param gl {webglContext} the WebGL context
- * @private
- */
-PIXI.updateWebGLTexture = function(texture, gl)
-{
-    if( texture._glTextures[gl.id] )
-    {
-        gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id]);
-        gl.pixelStorei(gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL, texture.premultipliedAlpha);
-
-        gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, texture.source);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-        gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, texture.scaleMode === PIXI.scaleModes.LINEAR ? gl.LINEAR : gl.NEAREST);
-
-        // reguler...
-
-        if(!texture._powerOf2)
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_S, gl.REPEAT);
-            gl.texParameteri(gl.TEXTURE_2D, gl.TEXTURE_WRAP_T, gl.REPEAT);
-        }
-
-        texture._dirty[gl.id] = false;
-    }
-
-};
-
-/**
  * Handles a lost webgl context
  *
  * @method handleContextLost
@@ -586,5 +500,4 @@
     this.renderSession = null;
 };
 
-
 PIXI.WebGLRenderer.glContextId = 0;
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
index 4eebf8d..585c9cd 100755
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLSpriteBatch.js
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@
 
     var gl = this.gl;
     // bind the current texture
-    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || PIXI.createWebGLTexture(texture, gl));
+    gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture._glTextures[gl.id] || this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture));
 
     // check if a texture is dirty..
     if(texture._dirty[gl.id])
     {
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.currentBaseTexture, gl);
+        this.renderSession.renderer.updateTexture(texture);
     }
 
     // now draw those suckas!
diff --git a/src/pixi/text/Text.js b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
index 3f94b5d..ee9377a 100644
--- a/src/pixi/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/pixi/text/Text.js
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@
         this.updateText();
         this.dirty = false;
 
-        PIXI.updateWebGLTexture(this.texture.baseTexture, renderSession.gl);
+        // update the dirty base textures
+        this.texture.baseTexture.dirty();
     }
 
     PIXI.Sprite.prototype._renderWebGL.call(this, renderSession);
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index 86c9179..3e35ef7 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 
 PIXI.BaseTextureCache = {};
-PIXI.texturesToDestroy = [];
 
 PIXI.BaseTextureCacheIdGenerator = 0;
 
@@ -108,10 +107,7 @@
             scope.width = scope.source.naturalWidth || scope.source.width;
             scope.height = scope.source.naturalHeight || scope.source.height;
 
-            for (var i = 0; i < scope._glTextures.length; i++)
-            {
-                scope._dirty[i] = true;
-            }
+            scope.dirty();
 
             // add it to somewhere...
             scope.dispatchEvent( { type: 'loaded', content: scope } );
@@ -150,7 +146,20 @@
         delete PIXI.BaseTextureCache[this.source._pixiId];
     }
     this.source = null;
-    PIXI.texturesToDestroy.push(this);
+
+    // delete the webGL textures if any.
+    for (var i = this._glTextures.length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+    {
+        var glTexture = this._glTextures[i];
+        var gl = PIXI.glContexts[i];
+
+        if(gl && glTexture)
+        {
+            gl.deleteTexture(glTexture);
+        }
+    }
+
+    this._glTextures.length = 0;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -166,6 +175,14 @@
     this.source.src = newSrc;
 };
 
+PIXI.BaseTexture.prototype.dirty = function()
+{
+    for (var i = 0; i < this._glTextures.length; i++)
+    {
+        this._dirty[i] = true;
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Helper function that returns a base texture based on an image url
  * If the image is not in the base texture cache it will be created and loaded
diff --git a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
index 7b3ba85..e0b2f96 100644
--- a/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/pixi/textures/RenderTexture.js
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@
 
     if(clear)this.textureBuffer.clear();
 
-    PIXI.WebGLRenderer.updateTextures();
-
     this.renderer.spriteBatch.dirty = true;
 
     this.renderer.renderDisplayObject(displayObject, this.projection, this.textureBuffer.frameBuffer);
diff --git a/test/unit/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js b/test/unit/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
index a902957..502b724 100644
--- a/test/unit/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
+++ b/test/unit/pixi/textures/BaseTexture.js
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@
     it('Module exists', function () {
         expect(BaseTexture).to.be.a('function');
         expect(PIXI).to.have.property('BaseTextureCache').and.to.be.an('object');
-        expect(PIXI).to.have.deep.property('texturesToDestroy.length', 0);
     });
 });