you can do this without extra string definition:

TEXT* a_txt =
{//------------------------------------
pos_x = 180;
pos_y = 223;
layer = 4;
font = georgia_font;
string ("text one");
flags = VISIBLE;
}

function NewText()
{//------------------------------------
str_cpy((a_txt.pstring)[0], "text two");
}

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