C++ SDL2 display text not working

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I'm working on a game in C++ and SDL2(as well as SDL_image and SDL_ttf) and when I try to render text, it freezes and stops responding. I believe it happens when I call TTF_RenderText_Solid:

void Text::Render(const char* text, SDL_Color color) {
	SDL_Surface* surf = new SDL_Surface;
	surf = TTF_RenderText_Solid(font_, text, color);
	texture_ = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(renderer_, surf);
	SDL_QueryTexture(texture_, NULL, NULL, &rect_.w, &rect_.h);
	SDL_FreeSurface(surf);
	delete surf;
}

What I have tried:

I have tried debugging and inserting breakpoints to track down what's going wrong. I haven't figured out why it isn't working yet, so I am unable to try any real solution. I haven't found any instances where someone else ran into this issue.