Opinion ID: 1564070
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: Factor 3: Whether a nearby city has initiated preliminary proceedings toward annexation.

Text: ¶ 32. Jackson argues that BI's incorporation attempt is a defensive measure in response to Jackson's efforts to annex a portion of the same area. Jackson notes it first attempted to annex the Byram area in 1990. BI counters that Jackson has attempted to annex the more lucrative, tax-rich portions of the incorporation area while ignoring the schools and a great number of people. ¶ 33. The chancellor recognized that Jackson has been trying to annex the Byram area since the 1990s, but he concluded Jackson's efforts did not affect the reasonableness of incorporation. This Court agrees with the chancellor's assessment of this factor. We do not accept Jackson's argument that BI's petition for incorporation is a defensive measure to Jackson's annexation attempt from twelve years prior.