OFFICE OF GOVERNOR WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. March 4, 1980 For immediate release: Governor Bill Clements today announced the appointment of William Y. Rice of Longview to the Sabine River Authority of Texas for a six-year term to expire July 6, 1981. Rice, 49, is vice president and partner in an oil jobber firm. He served two terms as Mayor of Longview and now serves on the Longview City Council. He will fill the unexpired term of Charles Wickersham of Orange, who resigned.