How are you paying? Your parents are clearly NOT paying. DO you have an actual decision? And don’t assume you can take summer classes, that those summer classes would even transfer, should you go to a 4 yr as a freshman in the fall. You will only know if your CLEP classes and even APs are useful if you sit down and make sure they apply.
If you are a great student, instate for Texas, why is CC your only option? How are your stats? Your parents see you as a CC student, so what is the real picture? You haven’t applied for even lower tier Texas schools?