Why cant i delete text messages

I used to be able to delete these, but now when I hit the edit button, the red - sign shows up in front of each text message, but when I select a specific one to edit, the delete button shows up and goes away very quickly, not allowing me to delete these messages.  VEry maddening.

Try a reset by pressing the home and sleep buttons until you see the Apple logo, ignoring the slider. Takes about 5-15 secs of button holding and you won't lose any data or settings.

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