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Battleground Industrial District Metes & Bounds Description BEGINNING at a point of intersection of the East right-of-way line ot North 1st Street and North right-of-Iine ot the Union Pacific Railroad right-ot-way, said point being on the existing city limits line of the City of La Porte as it existed per City of La Porte Ordinance No. 495, on March 20, 1956; THENCE, Northwesterly coincident with the North right-of-way line of the Union Pacific Railroad to the point of intersection with the West right-of-way line of Underwood Road, said point being on the city limit line of the City of La Porte as it existed per City of La Porte Ordinance No. 1235 on November 5, 1980; THENCE, North coincident with the West right-of-way line of Underwood Road as projected to a point of intersection with the North right-ot-way line of Texas State Highway 225, point being on the existing city limits line ot the City ot La Porte as it existed per City La Porte Ordinance No. 637 on November 27, 1961; THENCE, Northwesterly coincident with the North right-of-way line of Texas State Highway 225 to its intersection with the East right-of-way line of Texas 134 (Battleground Road), point being on the existing city limit lines of the City ot La Porte as it existed per City of La Porte Ordinance No. 637 on November 27, 1961; THENCE, in a Northerly direction along the Easterly right-ot-way line of the said Texas State Highway No. 134 to the point where the same intersects with an imaginary line twenty-five hundred (2500) feet distant from, parallel to, and South of the center line of the Houston Ship Channel, said imaginary line also being the City Limit line ot the City of Houston; THENCE, in a Northeasterly direction along the said imaginary line twenty-five hundred (2500) feet distant from, parallel to, and South of the said Houston Ship Channel, to the point where the same intersects with the Southerly boundary line of the San Jacinto Battleground State Park of Texas; THENCE, in a Southeasterly direction along the said Southerly boundary line of the said State Park to the southernmost point of said boundary line; THENCE, in a Northeasterly direction along the Easterly boundary line of said State Park, extended in the same direction, to the point where the same intersects with an imaginary line twenty-five hundred (2500) feet distant from, parallel to, and Southwest of the center line of the Houston Ship Channel; THENCE, in a Southeasterly direction along an imaginary line twenty-five hundred (2500) feet distant from, parallel to, and Southwest ot the said center line of the Houston Ship Channel, to the point where the said imaginary line intersects with the North boundary line of the City of La Porte, the same also being the North boundary line of the La Porte Independent School District; THENCE, in a Westerly direction along the said North boundary line of the said City ot La Porte and La Porte Independent School District to the point where said boundary lines intersection with the shore line of San Jacinto Bay; THENCE, in a Southerly and Easterly direction and along the shore line and following the meanders of the shoreline of said San Jacinto Bay, continuously following such shore line to the point where it intersects an imaginary line projected North from the East right-ot-way line ot North 1 st Street; THENCE, in a Southerly direction along said projection of the East right-of-line of North 1st Street and along the East right- ot-way line of North 1st Street to its intersection with the South right-of-way line of the Union Pacific Railroad right-ot-way, same being the POINT OF BEGINNING. Provided, however, there shall be SAVED AND EXCEPTED from this annexation all territory within the boundaries described herein that have been previously annexed by the City (it being the intention of the City Council of the City of La Porte to annex all territory within the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction areas North of Texas State Highway 225 and South ot the Houston Ship Channel and East of Texas State Highway 134 and West of Texas State Highway 146).