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Dutch queen learns about flood control during Houston visit

Queen Maxima, of the Netherlands, signs a book with Houston Mayor Sylvester at City Hall on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Queen Maxima, left, of the Netherlands, talks to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Steve Costello, chief recovery officer with the Mayor's Office, left, walks with Queen Maxima, of the Netherlands, at Allen's Landing to a boat ride along Buffalo Bayou Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Queen Maxima, of the Netherlands, gets a tour around Buffalo Bayou from Allen's Landing, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Students from Osborne Elementary and other schools wait to welcome Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to City Hall on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner presents Queen Maxima of the Netherlands with a pair of cowboy hats during a welcoming ceremony at City Hall on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Queen Maxima, of the Netherlands, waves to a gathering of school children as she walks with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner as she arrives at City Hall on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Dutch queen learns about flood control during Houston visit