In San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court held that the financing system of the San Antonio Independent School District, which was based on local property taxes, was not an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The three-judge district court held that the Texas school financing system was unconstitutional under the equal protection clause because it discriminated on the basis of wealth and was unconstitutional. On direct appeal, the Supreme Court reversed the holding.