Harvey dropped enough water to supply Texas for eight years, Larson said. It?s time, he said, to ?stop flooding and start storing this water.?

The chairman of the?House Natural Resources Committee?already has one big idea ahead of next month?s interim hearing on what the state can do to address the damage done by?Hurricane Harveywith an eye toward mitigating the destructive power of future storms.

San Antonio Republican?Lyle Larson?said he hoped the state would attempt a long-term strategy to find ways to store those floodwaters underground in aquifers ahead of future droughts.

Harvey dropped enough water to supply Texas for eight years, Larson said.