Dive Summary:

• Parents in one Texas school district will soon have the option of sending their high school freshmen to a community college campus, where they will be able to earn both a high school diploma and an associate's degree.
• Instruction and textbooks will be free to students. 
• The new program is one of 44 "early college high schools" in Texas.

From the article:

... Eighth-graders will be eligible to start submitting applications as early as February, and the high school is expected to open with 100 freshmen and take on an additional 100 students each year. ...