Houston v. City of Hot Springs

This appeal arises from the summary dismissal by the Circuit Court of Garland County of appellants' (collectively known as "Opponents of Ordinance 6121") challenge to an ordinance passed by the City of Hot Springs, Arkansas ("the City"), that annexed to the City an unincorporated area of Garland County known as the Enclave Study Area B ("Enclave B"). On appeal, appellants argue that the circuit court erred in finding that the City had complied with the statutory requirements for annexation of Enclave B, that the annexation procedure was in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the…