The city says the ordinance would violate the Texas Constitution. A petition may force the city council to vote publicly.
Morton is the 16th city to pass an ordinance deeming itself a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn." Supporters hope Lubbock is next.
State legislators and activists have urged Lubbock to become a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn" before a Planned Parenthood facility is built.
Calls for defunding police departments are gaining traction across the country, including in some of Texas' most prominent cities.
Gen. Charles Q. Brown was unanimously confirmed to be the next chief of staff for the U.S. Air Force by the Senate, making him the first African-American to be confirmed as a military chief.
A Lubbock man has been charged for making interstate threats after allegedly shouting "President Trump must die," and suggesting that he planned to obtain gun parts to "off racists and MAGA people."
The Clintsmans met 20 years ago working in a bar they now own, but are struggling as establishments like theirs have been excluded from Texas' reopening plans.
The new property tax law, which kicks in next year, limits increases at 3.5 percent for local governments and 2.5 percent for school districts with anything above requiring voter approval.
