diff --git a/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.py b/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.py
index 22bc07d3..4bb3f690 100644
--- a/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.py
+++ b/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.py
@@ -318,24 +318,17 @@ class Text(Column):
     """
     Stores a UTF-8 encoded string
     """
-
     db_type = 'text'
 
-    min_length = None
-    """
-    Sets the minimum length of this string, for validation purposes.
-    Defaults to 1 if this is a ``required`` column. Otherwise, None.
-    """
-
-    max_length = None
-    """
-    Sets the maximum length of this string, for validation purposes.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.min_length = kwargs.pop('min_length', 1 if kwargs.get('required', False) else None)
-        self.max_length = kwargs.pop('max_length', None)
-        super(Text, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    def __init__(self, min_length=None, max_length=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        :param int min_length: Sets the minimum length of this string, for validation purposes.
+            Defaults to 1 if this is a ``required`` column. Otherwise, None.
+        :param int max_lemgth: Sets the maximum length of this string, for validation purposes.
+        """
+        self.min_length = min_length or (1 if kwargs.get('required', False) else None)
+        self.max_length = max_length
+        super(Text, self).__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def validate(self, value):
         value = super(Text, self).validate(value)
@@ -591,7 +584,7 @@ class Boolean(Column):
 
 class Float(Column):
     """
-    Stores a 32-bit floating point value
+    Stores a floating point value
     """
     db_type = 'double'
 
@@ -765,6 +758,9 @@ class List(BaseContainerColumn):
             return bool(self.value)
 
     def __init__(self, value_type, default=list, **kwargs):
+        """
+        :param value_type: a column class indicating the types of the value
+        """
         return super(List, self).__init__(value_type=value_type, default=default, **kwargs)
 
     def validate(self, value):
diff --git a/docs/api/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.rst b/docs/api/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.rst
index 36256bd3..8dcf690c 100644
--- a/docs/api/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.rst
+++ b/docs/api/cassandra/cqlengine/columns.rst
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Columns of all types are initialized by passing :class:`.Column` attributes to t
 
 .. autoclass:: Boolean(**kwargs)
 
-.. autoclass:: Counter(**kwargs)
+.. autoclass:: Counter
 
 .. autoclass:: Date(**kwargs)
 
@@ -58,23 +58,17 @@ Columns of all types are initialized by passing :class:`.Column` attributes to t
 
 .. autoclass:: Decimal(**kwargs)
 
-.. autoclass:: Float(**kwargs)
+.. autoclass:: Float
 
 .. autoclass:: Integer(**kwargs)
 
-.. autoclass:: List(**kwargs)
+.. autoclass:: List
 
-.. autoclass:: Map(**kwargs)
+.. autoclass:: Map
 
-.. autoclass:: Set(**kwargs)
+.. autoclass:: Set
 
-.. autoclass:: Text(**kwargs)
-
-    In addition to the :class:Column attributes, ``Text`` columns accept the following attributes for validation:
-
-    .. autoattribute:: min_length
-
-    .. autoattribute:: max_length
+.. autoclass:: Text
 
 .. autoclass:: TimeUUID(**kwargs)
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 988c27ca..782044ab 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ version = cassandra.__version__
 release = cassandra.__version__
 
 autodoc_member_order = 'bysource'
-autoclass_content = 'class'
+autoclass_content = 'both'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/tests/integration/cqlengine/columns/test_validation.py b/tests/integration/cqlengine/columns/test_validation.py
index 828e9f85..8d4959b8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cqlengine/columns/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cqlengine/columns/test_validation.py
@@ -288,14 +288,14 @@ class TestBigInt(BaseCassEngTestCase):
 class TestText(BaseCassEngTestCase):
 
     def test_min_length(self):
-        #min len defaults to 1
+        # not required defaults to 0
         col = Text()
         col.validate('')
-
         col.validate('b')
 
-        #test not required defaults to 0
-        Text(required=False).validate('')
+        # required defaults to 1
+        with self.assertRaises(ValidationError):
+            Text(required=True).validate('')
 
         #test arbitrary lengths
         Text(min_length=0).validate('')